Colorado, 1997Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 23, 1997
June 23, 1997 · NWS BOU · 8 events in 3 counties and zones
6 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Denver
- When
- June 23, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Denver County, Denver
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 39.762, -104.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck the tower of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The bolt knocked chunks of rock from the top of the tower and blew a 4-ft wide hole about half way down the side. It also punched at least two holes in the tile roof and shattered part of the stone railing.
Tornado, Adams
- When
- June 23, 5:57 PM MST
- Where
- Adams County, 5 mi E of Strasburg
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -104.200
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:14 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Greeley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -104.680
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 3 mi W of Greeley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -104.730
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Greeley
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -104.680
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:25 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 3 mi N of Greeley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -104.680
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Greeley
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -104.680
Hail, Weld
- When
- June 23, 7:50 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Greeley
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $3.1 million
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -104.680
Large hail, up to golfball size, hammered the Greeley area causing extensive damage. Estimates included $2.25 million to homes with another $840,000 in automobile claims.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, June 23, 1997$500,000 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 23 to 24, 1997$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, June 23, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 19971 injured · $2,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23 to 26, 199752 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 23, 1997$9,000 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 23, 1997$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 23, 199760 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 19971.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 23, 199750 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 23, 19971.25 in hail · 2 events