Tornado, Washington
- When
- July 21, 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 5 mi N of Anton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.817, -103.217
A small tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 21, 2000
22 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:23 UTC.
Event by event
22 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Morgan
- When
- July 21, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 1 mi NE of Wiggins
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -104.050
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi S of Lindon
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.683, -103.400
Hail, Morgan
- When
- July 21, 5:42 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 1 mi SE of Wiggins
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.217, -104.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- July 21, 5:46 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 2 mi SE of Weldona
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.333, -103.933
Strong thunderstorm winds snapped branches, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, off trees along State Highway 144.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- July 21, 5:48 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, Brush
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -103.617
Microburst winds damaged a garage and destroyed a small shed in Brush. The burst blew the roof off the garage and smashed the shed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 5 mi N of Anton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.817, -103.217
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:17 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Lindon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -103.400
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:28 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi S of Otis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -102.950
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 8 mi S of Anton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -103.217
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 8 mi S of Anton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -103.217
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:37 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi N of Last Chance
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.783, -103.583
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:37 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi N of Last Chance
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.783, -103.583
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:50 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Anton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -103.217
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 6:50 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Anton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -103.217
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 20 mi NNE of Arriba
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -103.117
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 19 mi NNE of Arriba
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.533, -103.133
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 7:04 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 9 mi S of Last Chance
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -103.583
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 21, 7:04 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 9 mi S of Last Chance
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -103.583
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Genoa
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -103.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 11:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 16 mi NE of Limon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.433, -103.483
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 11:34 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 4 mi N of Genoa
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.333, -103.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 11:43 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Genoa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -103.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 11:45 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Genoa
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -103.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 21, 11:57 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Genoa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -103.500
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Florida, July 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21 to 22, 2000
- Tornado in Colorado, July 21, 2000
- Hail in New York, July 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 21, 2000
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: 5173664, 5173745, 5172619, 5173746, 5173747, 5172607, 5173748, 5173749, 5172601, 5172602, 5172608, 5172603, 5172609, 5172604, 5172610, 5172605, 5172611, 5172606, 5172612, 5172613, 5172614, 5172615, 5172616, 5172617, 5172618.