Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 12, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 12, 1993
Start: 1993-08-12T12:40
End: 1993-08-12T19:27
Location: Colorado

August 12, 1993 · 28 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $120,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

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

Hail, Douglas

When: August 12, 12:40 PM MST
Where: Douglas County, Larkspur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail up to dime-size in Larkspur (26 miles north northwest of Colorado Springs).

Hail, Elbert

When: August 12, 2:30 PM MST
Where: Elbert County, Kiowa
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Park

When: August 12, 2:32 PM MST
Where: Park County, Tarryall
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.119, -105.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Teller

When: August 12, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Teller County, Florissant
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.882, -105.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Teller

When: August 12, 3:30 PM MST
Where: Teller County, Turkey Rock
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.882, -105.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elbert

When: August 12, 3:30 PM MST
Where: Elbert County, Elbert
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Teller

When: August 12, 3:34 PM MST
Where: Teller County, Divide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.882, -105.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Monument
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:10 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Black Forest
Measured: 3 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elbert

When: August 12, 4:18 PM MST
Where: Elbert County, Elbert
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 4:29 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:33 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Colorado Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:35 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Colorado Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:40 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Colorado Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso

When: August 12, 4:54 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Colorado Springs
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elbert

When: August 12, 4:58 PM MST
Where: Elbert County, Elbert
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheyenne

When: August 12, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Wild Horse
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 5:20 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Eastonville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When: August 12, 5:25 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, Peyton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 5:25 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County to Limon
Measured: 1.38 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: August 12, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Kiowa County, Walsh
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 6:05 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Hugo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 6:14 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 6:15 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kit Carson

When: August 12, 6:38 PM MST
Where: Kit Carson County, Bethune
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 6:40 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Arriba
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Lincoln

When: August 12, 7:16 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: August 12, 7:27 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

Every storm in Colorado in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Colorado, 1993 Warnings in Colorado, August 1993

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: 10318786, 10318503, 10318672, 10318232, 10318233, 10318504, 10318234, 10318155, 10318156, 10318505, 10318423, 10318157, 10318158, 10318159, 10318160, 10318506, 10316607, 10318161, 10318162, 10318424, 10318526, 10318425, 10318426, 10318427, 10318570, 10318428, 10318429, 10318430.