Heavy Rain in Colorado, June 27, 1996

Name: Heavy Rain in Colorado, June 27, 1996
Start: 1996-06-27T11:20
End: 1996-06-27T11:45
Location: Colorado

June 27, 1996 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A heavy downpour of rain and hail caused the roof of a video and book store to collapse. The basement of the Justice Building was flooded and traffic was interrupted by flooded streets.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.

A heavy downpour of rain and hail caused the roof of a video and book store to collapse. The basement of the Justice Building was flooded and traffic was interrupted by flooded streets. Marble size hail accumulated up to a half foot in depth.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Montezuma

When: June 27, 11:20 AM MST to 11:45 AM MST
Where: Montezuma County, Cortez
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 37.338, -108.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5561519.