Colorado, 1995

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 26, 1995

May 26, 1995 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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  • 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
7

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

5 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Prowers

When
May 26, 12:50 PM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, Lamar to Wiley Vicinity
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two to four inches of rainfall caused some high creek levels and minor lowland flooding.

Tornado, Prowers

When
May 26, 1:45 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, Near Wiley
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.150, -102.650

Brief touchdown near Wiley, no damage.

Tornado, Bent

When
May 26, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Bent County, Las Animas
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
37.955, -103.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief touchdown at John Martin Reservoir over land and water, no damage.

Hail, El Paso

When
May 26, 3:05 PM MST
Where
El Paso County, Colorado Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elbert

When
May 26, 3:05 PM MST
Where
Elbert County, Agate
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When
May 26, 3:20 PM MST to 3:40 PM MST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to a one-half inch in diameter accumulated to four inches deep. Minor flooding had been reported in the ditches and low lying areas due to the heavy rains and melting hail.

Hail, Prowers

When
May 26, 4:15 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, Lamar
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.955, -102.393 (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

More

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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: 10318762, 10318763, 10316551, 10318406, 10318517, 10318255, 10318764.