Colorado, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 2000

June 22, 2000 · NWS GLD · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
6

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), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yuma

When
June 22, 4:25 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, 19 mi S of Yuma
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.833, -102.717

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 22, 4:40 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 8 mi N of Bethune
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.350, -102.467

Tornado, Yuma

When
June 22, 5:03 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, 4 mi W of Idalia
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
39.700, -102.383

Brief touchdown observed by Weather Researchers.

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 22, 5:05 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 15 mi N of Bethune
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.450, -102.467

Hail, Yuma

When
June 22, 5:20 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, Idalia
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
39.700, -102.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Yuma

When
June 22, 5:40 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, 2 mi E of Hale
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.567, -102.100

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.
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

More

Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 2000Warnings in Colorado, June 2000

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: 5149807, 5149808, 5149809, 5149810, 5149811, 5149812.