Colorado, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 6, 1990

June 6, 1990 · NWS DEN · 15 events in 7 counties and zones

9 tornado, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
16
Property damage
$25 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

9 tornado, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morgan

When
June 6, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -104.070

Tornado, Larimer

When
June 6, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Larimer County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.870, -104.930

Tornado, Elbert

When
June 6, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F3
Path length
7 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.130, -103.880

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.180, -103.700

Tornado, Arapahoe

When
June 6, 6:45 PM MST
Where
Arapahoe County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
39.630, -104.020

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.220, -103.700

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 6, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -104.300

Tornado, Lincoln

When
June 6, 7:45 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F3
Path length
7 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
14 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
39.170, -103.700

Tornado, Lincoln

When
June 6, 7:51 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.170, -103.700

Hail, Adams

When
June 6, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -104.380

Tornado, El Paso

When
June 6, 8:47 PM MST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
38.700, -104.630

Tornado, El Paso

When
June 6, 9:05 PM MST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.030, -104.400

Hail, El Paso

When
June 6, 10:33 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -104.680

Tornado, El Paso

When
June 6, 10:30 PM MST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.830, -104.070

Tornado, El Paso

When
June 6, 11:55 PM MST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
38.720, -104.080

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9987433, 9987432, 9987435, 9987436, 9987434, 9987439, 9987440, 9987437, 9987438, 9987443, 9987441, 9987442, 9987445, 9987444, 9987446.