Colorado, 1993

Hail in Colorado, September 17, 1993

September 17, 1993 · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boulder

When
September 17, 4:54 PM MST
Where
Boulder County, Boulder
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boulder

When
September 17, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Boulder County, Boulder
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boulder

When
September 17, 5:04 PM MST
Where
Boulder County, Boulder
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boulder

When
September 17, 5:06 PM MST
Where
Boulder County, Lafayette
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When
September 17, 5:38 PM MST
Where
Adams County, Brighton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When
September 17, 5:41 PM MST
Where
Adams County, Brighton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When
September 17, 5:50 PM MST
Where
Adams County, Brighton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When
September 17, 6:06 PM MST
Where
Washington County, Last Chance
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When
September 17, 6:07 PM MST
Where
Adams County, Bromley Lane
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Weld

When
September 17, 6:08 PM MST
Where
Weld County, Lochbuie
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across portions of Northeast Colorado. Hail up to 1.00-inch in diameter fell over much of the area. Dime-size hail damaged several roofs of residences in Lafayette (18 miles northwest of Denver).

What these are

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

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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: 10316558, 10316559, 10316560, 10316561, 10316642, 10316643, 10316644, 10318238, 10316645, 10318267.