Colorado, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1995

June 22, 1995 · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Douglas

When
June 22, 3:25 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Castle Rock
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, El Paso

When
June 22, 3:40 PM MST to 3:48 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Falcon
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$200,000
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado, moved just northeast of Meadowlake Airport to the northeast of Falcon, Colorado or 10 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. It damaged four houses and two horse barns. Some horses received minor injuries. An airplane, in a combination house-hangar, was damaged.

Hail, Douglas

When
June 22, 4:10 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Castle Rock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Weld

When
June 22, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Weld County, Rockport
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 22, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, Kim
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 22, 4:40 PM MST
Where
Arapahoe County, South Denver
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.650, -104.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief heavy rains accompanied with pea- to quarter-size hail moved over the south metro area. The heavy rains and hail damaged small vegetation along with causing some minor street flooding.

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 22, 4:47 PM MST
Where
Arapahoe County, Aurora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.650, -104.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief heavy rains accompanied with pea- to quarter-size hail moved over the south metro area. The heavy rains and hail damaged small vegetation along with causing some minor street flooding.

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 22, 4:57 PM MST
Where
Arapahoe County, Aurora
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.650, -104.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief heavy rains accompanied with pea- to quarter-size hail moved over the south metro area. The heavy rains and hail damaged small vegetation along with causing some minor street flooding.

Hail, Douglas

When
June 22, 5:03 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Castle Rock
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Douglas

When
June 22, 5:04 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Castle Rock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 22, 5:10 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick County, Julesburg
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.876, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail stones ranging in size from golf ball-size to larger than baseball-size pelted an area near Julesburg.

Hail, Larimer and Weld

When
June 22, 6:53 PM MST
Where
Larimer and Weld County, Fort Collins
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.666, -105.461 (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.
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: 10318150, 10318449, 10318151, 10318337, 10318420, 10316717, 10316720, 10316721, 10318152, 10318153, 10318228, 10318383.