Thunderstorm Wind, Boulder
- When
- October 5, 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder County, Lafayette
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, up to a half inch, was associated with the thunderstorm.
Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, October 5, 1994
5 hail, 5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Elbert
- When
- October 5, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert County, Fowler
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado estimated to be 25 yards wide remained on the ground for five minutes in an open field.
Hail, Elbert
- When
- October 5, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert County, Pueblo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado estimated to be 25 yards wide remained on the ground for five minutes in an open field.
Tornado, Elbert
- When
- October 5, 5:03 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert County to Limon (12nw)
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado estimated to be 25 yards wide remained on the ground for five minutes in an open field.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- October 5, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Vona
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado broke off power poles and tore tin roof of building.
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- October 5, 7:35 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Seibert
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado broke off power poles and tore tin roof of building.
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- October 5, 7:50 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Bethune
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6.3 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado destroyed trailer home and quonset hut.
Tornado, Cheyenne
- When
- October 5, 8:30 PM MST to 8:35 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A brief tornado was reported by the sheriff's office.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- October 5, 8:38 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- October 5, 8:57 PM MST to 8:58 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Burlington
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A brief tornado was reported by the sheriff's office.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- October 5, 9:25 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Arapahoe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 1994Warnings in Colorado, October 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: 10316586, 10318514, 10318515, 10318516, 10318571, 10318572, 10318573, 10316611, 10316612, 10318574, 10316613.