Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 11, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 11, 1994
Start: 1994-07-11T18:40
End: 1994-07-11T21:30
Location: Colorado

July 11, 1994 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Logan

When: July 11, 6:40 PM MST
Where: Logan County, Sterling
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 11, 6:40 PM MST
Where: Logan County, Sterling
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Adams

When: July 11, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Adams County, Shamrock
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 39.874, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported a brief tornado touchdown in an open field southeast of Shamrock (53 miles east northeast of Denver). No damage or injuries was reported.

Hail, Morgan

When: July 11, 7:35 PM MST
Where: Morgan County, Brush
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 11, 9:30 PM MST
Where: Washington County, Akron
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power poles in Akron.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Colorado, 1994 Warnings in Colorado, July 1994

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: 10318489, 10318490, 10316654, 10318585, 10318247.