Colorado, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 29, 1995

June 29, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

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

Tornado, Rio Grande

When
June 29, 1:12 PM MST to 1:14 PM MST
Where
Rio Grande County, Monte Vista
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.583, -106.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado moved haying machine and knocked over a towed camper on Highway 15.

Hail, Rio Grande and Saguache

When
June 29, 1:55 PM MST
Where
Rio Grande and Saguache County, Center
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.583, -106.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The barley and potato crop sustained extensive damage in a 12- by 3-mile swath from a portion of southern Saguache County to northern Rio Grande County from the Gunbarrell Station to Rio Grande County's mile road.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10318220, 10318221.