Colorado, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 31, 1999

May 31, 1999 · NWS BOU · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

7 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
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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Larimer

When
May 31, 1:05 PM MST
Where
Larimer County, 12 mi NW of Ft Collins
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.700, -105.250

Hail, Larimer

When
May 31, 1:35 PM MST
Where
Larimer County, 4 mi W of Ft Collins
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.580, -105.170

Hail, Weld

When
May 31, 2:20 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 5 mi S of Roggen
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.100, -104.370

Hail, Weld

When
May 31, 2:34 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 4 mi SE of Roggen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.130, -104.320

Hail, Morgan

When
May 31, 2:35 PM MST
Where
Morgan County, 9 mi S of Wiggins
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.100, -104.070

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 31, 3:31 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County, 8 mi SE of Arriba
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.200, -103.170

Tornado, Washington

When
May 31, 4:50 PM MST
Where
Washington County, 5 mi WNW of Akron
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -103.280

A small tornado touched down briefly and tore the roof off an abandoned house.

Hail, Washington

When
May 31, 4:58 PM MST
Where
Washington County, 5 mi WNW of Akron
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -103.280

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: 5698909, 5698910, 5698911, 5698912, 5698913, 5698914, 5698915, 5698916.