Colorado, 1994Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 12, 1994
August 12, 1994 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20
- 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
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 12, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, Brush
- Property damage
- $20
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds caused several 4-5 inch diameter trees to blow over. A motor boat was tossed off a trailer.
Tornado, Washington
- When
- August 12, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Elba
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado briefly touched down in open land.
Hail, Washington
- When
- August 12, 4:54 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Akron (13s)
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Washington
- When
- August 12, 4:58 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Akron (16sse)
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 12, 1994$65,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 12, 1994$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 12, 1994$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 12, 1994$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in California, August 12, 1994$1 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 12, 199455 kt wind · 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: 10318593, 10318249, 10318250, 10318251.