Colorado, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 1995

June 2, 1995 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

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Event by event

16 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 2, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, Trinidad 9 S
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Otero

When
June 2, 2:32 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Rock Ford to Swink
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Otero

When
June 2, 2:42 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Rocky Ford
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crowley

When
June 2, 3:15 PM MST
Where
Crowley County, Olney Springs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.327, -103.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boulder

When
June 2, 3:20 PM MST
Where
Boulder County, Lafayette
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Larimer

When
June 2, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Larimer County, Fort Collins
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.666, -105.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a south Fort Collins house leaving a gaping hole in the roof.

Hail, El Paso

When
June 2, 3:30 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, N. Colorado Springs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bent

When
June 2, 3:45 PM MST
Where
Bent County, Las Animas
Coordinates
37.955, -103.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds of unknown intensity moved through the Las Animas vicinity. Six inch diameter limbs downed.

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 2, 3:45 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, Kim
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When
June 2, 3:45 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Calhan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a telephone line which struck a Calhan man talking on the phone.

Hail, Bent

When
June 2, 3:49 PM MST to 4:15 PM MST
Where
Bent County, Las Animas
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.955, -103.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief tornado touchdown in open country with no known damage.

Tornado, Bent

When
June 2, 4:17 PM MST
Where
Bent County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
37.955, -103.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief tornado touchdown in open country with no known damage.

Hail, Prowers

When
June 2, 4:45 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, Wiley
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 2, 4:55 PM MST
Where
Arapahoe County, Byers
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.650, -104.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 2, 5:05 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, Kim
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Weld

When
June 2, 5:42 PM MST
Where
Weld County, Briggsdale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When
June 2, 7:37 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Fountain
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, El Paso

When
June 2, 7:45 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Fountain
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10318393, 10318661, 10318662, 10318727, 10316587, 10318181, 10318407, 10316552, 10318394, 10318408, 10316553, 10316554, 10318765, 10316716, 10318395, 10318310, 10318409, 10318410.