Colorado, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 28, 1999

June 28, 1999 · NWS GLD · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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
3

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:10 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Yuma

When
June 28, 12:10 AM MST
Where
Yuma County, 15 mi N of Laird
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.300, -102.100

Hail, Yuma

When
June 28, 1:20 AM MST
Where
Yuma County, 2 mi SSW of Beecher Is
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.850, -102.150

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 28, 1:30 AM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 14 mi N of Bethune
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.430, -102.470

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: 5703323, 5703324, 5703325.