Colorado, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 16, 1991

June 16, 1991 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 16, 2:39 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -105.300

Tornado, Saguache

When
June 16, 2:20 PM MST
Where
Saguache County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.120, -106.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
June 16, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
40.250, -103.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
June 16, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.630, -103.200

Hail, Yuma

When
June 16, 5:51 PM CST
Where
Yuma County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -102.570

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 16, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.820, -102.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Kit Carson

When
June 16, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Coordinates
39.300, -102.180

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.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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: 9986700, 9985845, 9986915, 9986916, 9986917, 9986918, 9986919.