Colorado, 1993Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 22, 1993
May 22, 1993 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones
9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- May 22, 12:50 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Briggsdale
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
National Weather Service automated mesonet station recorded a thunderstorm gust to 59 mph.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 22, 1:40 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Denver
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Off-duty National Weather Service employee reported hail up to golf ball-size just west of Denver. Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 22, 1:42 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Denver
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Off-duty National Weather Service employee reported hail up to golf ball-size just west of Denver. Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 22, 1:52 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Denver
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Off-duty National Weather Service employee reported hail up to golf ball-size just west of Denver. Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 22, 1:56 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Denver
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Off-duty National Weather Service employee reported hail up to golf ball-size just west of Denver. Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 22, 1:57 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Denver
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Off-duty National Weather Service employee reported hail up to golf ball-size just west of Denver. Thunderstorm wind gusts reached 58 mph at Jefferson County Airport.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 2:23 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Kit Carson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 22, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Flagler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 22, 3:20 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- May 22, 3:20 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Eads
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- May 22, 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Eads
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Prowers
- When
- May 22, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, Wiley
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Assistant Fire Chief in Wiley reported a short-lived tornado north of Wiley. The tornado touched down briefly in an open field. Large hail fell in parts of southeastern Colorado. No injuries or damage were reported.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1993$1.0 million · F1 · 28 events
- Hail in South Dakota, May 22, 1993$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Utah, May 22, 199352 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, May 22, 19930.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10318258, 10318604, 10318605, 10318606, 10317117, 10317118, 10316605, 10318569, 10316606, 10318523, 10318524, 10318707.