Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 23, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -105.300
Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 23, 1991
29 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 31
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
29 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- May 23, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -104.680
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 23, 1:43 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -105.150
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 23, 2:03 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -105.080
Hail, Denver
- When
- May 23, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Denver County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.670, -105.020
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 2:28 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -104.330
Hail, Douglas
- When
- May 23, 2:33 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -104.930
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 2:39 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -104.480
Hail, Adams
- When
- May 23, 2:43 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -104.300
Hail, Pueblo
- When
- May 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pueblo County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -104.600
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -104.780
Hail, Denver
- When
- May 23, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Denver County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -104.930
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -104.930
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 3:36 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -104.930
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 3:36 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -104.930
Hail, El Paso
- When
- May 23, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- El Paso County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -104.600
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 3:41 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -103.550
Hail, Pueblo
- When
- May 23, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pueblo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -104.820
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 23, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -105.130
Hail, Arapahoe
- When
- May 23, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Arapahoe County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -105.000
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 23, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -102.780
Hail, Washington
- When
- May 23, 5:07 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -103.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- May 23, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -103.000
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -103.470
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 23, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -103.000
Hail, Washington
- When
- May 23, 5:29 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -103.400
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -103.700
Hail, Washington
- When
- May 23, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -103.220
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -103.280
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -103.250
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 23, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Kit Carson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -103.170
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
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: 9984652, 9984653, 9984654, 9984655, 9984656, 9984657, 9984658, 9984659, 9984660, 9984661, 9984662, 9984663, 9984664, 9984665, 9984666, 9984667, 9984668, 9984669, 9984670, 9984671, 9984672, 9984673, 9984674, 9984675, 9984676, 9984677, 9984678, 9984679, 9984680, 9984681, 9984682.