Colorado, 1995

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 3, 1995

June 3, 1995 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

9 hail, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
None recorded
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), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Weld

When
June 3, 1:30 PM MST to 1:34 PM MST
Where
Weld County, Lochbuie
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.050, -104.820

Landspout did no damage in open field.

Hail, Douglas

When
June 3, 2:14 PM MST to 2:24 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Aurora to Castle Rock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Douglas

When
June 3, 2:31 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Douglas

When
June 3, 2:37 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, Pueblo

When
June 3, 2:47 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Pueblo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Otero

When
June 3, 3:25 PM MST to 3:27 PM MST
Where
Otero County, La Junta
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
37.850, -103.620

Tornado in open country with no known damage.

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 3, 3:45 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Pueblo West
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 3, 3:50 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Pueblo
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bent

When
June 3, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Bent County, Hasty
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.955, -103.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Otero

When
June 3, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Timpas
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Adams

When
June 3, 4:10 PM MST to 4:15 PM MST
Where
Adams County, Strasburg
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
39.800, -104.300

A tornado on open land moved approximately a half mile cyclonically around the meso-cyclone. Although the tornado did no damage, it is likely that the tornado reached a period of F2 strength.

Hail, Otero

When
June 3, 4:20 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Timpas
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 10318311, 10318793, 10318148, 10318149, 10318206, 10318663, 10318207, 10318208, 10316555, 10318664, 10316672, 10318665.