Colorado, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 22, 1991

May 22, 1991 · NWS COS · 11 events in 3 counties and zones

9 tornado, 2 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.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Douglas

When
May 22, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.350, -104.880

Hail, El Paso

When
May 22, 6:26 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.030, -104.480

Hail, Elbert

When
May 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.220, -104.430

Tornado, Elbert

When
May 22, 6:54 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.170, -103.980

Tornado, El Paso

When
May 22, 6:55 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
38.930, -104.520

Tornado, El Paso

When
May 22, 7:20 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
38.980, -104.550

Tornado, Elbert

When
May 22, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.170, -103.880

Tornado, El Paso

When
May 22, 7:24 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.030, -104.300

Tornado, Elbert

When
May 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.150, -104.030

Tornado, El Paso

When
May 22, 7:36 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
39.070, -104.150

Tornado, El Paso

When
May 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.000, -104.380

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 9988053, 9988054, 9984643, 9984644, 9984645, 9984646, 9984647, 9984648, 9984649, 9984650, 9984651.