Colorado, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, March 8, 1992

March 8, 1992 · NWS DEN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, 1 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
4

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 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Washington

When
March 8, 4:06 PM MST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.620, -103.430

Hail, Morgan

When
March 8, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -103.620

Tornado, Lincoln

When
March 8, 4:53 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path length
5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
39.530, -103.700

Tornado, Washington

When
March 8, 5:01 PM MST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F0
Path length
4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
39.620, -103.700

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.

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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: 9988097, 10160408, 9988098, 9988099.