Colorado, 1994Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 15, 1994
July 15, 1994 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Tornado, Costilla
- When
- July 15, 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Costilla County, San Acacio
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 37.278, -105.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Colorado State Patrol reported a brief tornado touchdown in an open field west of San Acacio (19 miles southeast of Alamosa). No damage or injuries was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- July 15, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- July 15, 3:42 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Brandon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Douglas
- When
- July 15, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Douglas County, Parker
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A small, short-lived tornado caused damage to a house under construction in Parker (16 miles south southeast of Denver).
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 15, 1994$500,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1994$160,000 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 15, 1994$165,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1994$46,000 · F0 · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 15, 1994$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, July 15, 1994F0 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 15, 19941.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 15, 1994F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 15, 1994$10,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Maine, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 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: 10316659, 10316610, 10318532, 10318789.