Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, September 7, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, September 7, 1993
Start: 1993-09-07T13:47
End: 1993-09-07T18:20
Location: Colorado

September 7, 1993 · 15 events in 7 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $23,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 15

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Larimer

When: September 7, 1:47 PM MST
Where: Larimer County, Loveland
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.666, -105.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: September 7, 1:53 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Brighton
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: September 7, 2:07 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Denver
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When: September 7, 2:13 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Shamrock
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Denver

When: September 7, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Denver County, Denver
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.762, -104.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When: September 7, 2:24 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Shamrock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: September 7, 2:24 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Shamrock
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: September 7, 2:45 PM MST
Where: Jefferson County, Kittridge
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 7, 3:20 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Arriba
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: September 7, 3:20 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Arriba
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: September 7, 3:25 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Bovina
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 7, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Lincoln County, Limon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheyenne

When: September 7, 4:20 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Wild Horse
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheyenne

When: September 7, 4:25 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Eads
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otero

When: September 7, 6:20 PM MST
Where: Otero County, La Junta
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across portions of Eastern Colorado. Golfball hail damaged cars north of Limon, while wind- driven marble-size hail broke windows southeast of Shamrock (26 miles south of Fort Morgan). Thunderstorm winds blew over an overhead sign onto the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 in Denver, causing considerable damage to 4 vehicles. The winds also caused a police car to be blown off the road northeast of Denver. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 66 mph (57 knots) damaged the siding of a residence southeast of Brighton. In Arriba (18 miles east of Limon), one-inch diameter hail broke windows, damaged vehicles and destroyed crops, while thunderstorm winds knocked a shed onto a camper. Thunderstorm winds blew over a camper and a semi north of Lamar, and knocked down power lines in La Junta, causing a brief power outage.

What these are

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.

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 Warnings in Colorado, September 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: 10318648, 10316637, 10316638, 10316639, 10318737, 10316640, 10316641, 10317121, 10318431, 10318432, 10318433, 10318434, 10316608, 10316609, 10318639.