Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 22, 12:11 AM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Wheat Ridge
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A dry microburst produced an estimated 60 mph (53 kt) wind gust in Wheat Ridge.
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 22, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 22, 1:55 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Jefferson Co Arpt
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A dry microburst produced a 69 mph (60 kt) wind gust at the Jefferson County Airport.
Tornado, Weld
- When
- June 22, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 4 mi W of Hudson
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 40.070, -104.720
Tornado, Adams
- When
- June 22, 4:10 PM MST
- Where
- Adams County, 1 mi NW of Henderson
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -104.880
A tornado touched down near the Adams County Fairgrounds. Several trees were uprooted and a car was damaged.
Tornado, Morgan
- When
- June 22, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 10 mi S of Brush
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -103.620
A small tornado damaged an irrigation sprinkler and tore up several bales of hay. The irrigation sprinkler was picked up 3 to 4 feet into the air and flipped.
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- June 22, 8:48 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 3 mi E of Platteville
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dry microburst produced an estimated 70 mph (61 kt) wind gust.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, June 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, June 22, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, June 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 1997Warnings in Colorado, June 1997
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: 5617962, 5617965, 5617963, 5617964, 5617966, 5617967.