Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 2:55 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 8 mi W of Elba
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -103.333
Tornadoes and Flood in Colorado, July 20, 2000
14 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 Denver radar (KFTG), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:55 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Weld
- When
- July 20, 3:11 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 10 mi E of Briggsdale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.633, -104.133
Hail, Morgan
- When
- July 20, 3:28 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 3 mi NNW of Goodrich
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.383, -104.083
Hail, Morgan
- When
- July 20, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 15 mi NW of Ft Morgan
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -104.000
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 2 mi N of Woodrow
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.017, -103.583
Flood, Morgan
- When
- July 20, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 20 mi S of Brush
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain and hail caused Beaver Creek to jump its banks. Extensive flooding was reported along the creek.
Hail, Morgan
- When
- July 20, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 5 mi SE of Weldona
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -103.900
Tornado, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 13 mi SE of Akron
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.033, -103.033
A small tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Otis
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -102.950
Hail, Adams
- When
- July 20, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Adams County, 40 mi NE of Watkins
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.167, -104.067
Tornado, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:21 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi N of Last Chance
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.783, -103.583
A small tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:31 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Otis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.150, -102.950
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:33 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 6 mi S of Woodrow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -103.583
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:48 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 6 mi SE of Woodrow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -103.500
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:48 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 7 mi N of Lindon
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.833, -103.400
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 20, 4:48 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 10 mi SE of Anton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -103.083
Hail, Weld
- When
- July 20, 9:25 PM MST to 9:35 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 6 mi S of New Raymer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -103.783
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
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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: 5173268, 5173269, 5173270, 5173271, 5173272, 5173660, 5173273, 5173274, 5173275, 5173345, 5173654, 5173655, 5173656, 5173657, 5173658, 5173659, 5173661.