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Storm reports for June 6, 2012

NOAA recorded 101 hail reports, 33 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 12 states on June 6, 2012.

in 12 states
141
Storm reports
About 2 miles from Frisco, TX
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 14 miles from Fort Worth, TX
75 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 13 miles from Denver, CO
7
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on June 6, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Late on the evening of June 6, 2012, severe storms hit the Denver area hardest from Denver south, including Aurora, Castle Rock, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker, according to the NWS account in NOAA's Storm Events Database.1 Hail 1 to 2 inches across caused extensive damage to homes and cars, and hail covered Douglas County roads several inches deep.1 Up to 3.35 inches of rain in 90 minutes caused flash flooding in parts of Elbert, Douglas and Arapahoe counties.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $160 million in property damage from these storms.1

Hail up to tennis ball size fell on the east side of Colorado Springs, along with about 4 inches of rain that caused flooding.2 Hail up to hen egg size, about 2 inches across, fell in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and in Denton County, Texas.3,4

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 387760, hail, Arapahoe County, Colorado
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 378193, hail, El Paso County, Colorado
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 377306, hail, Laramie County, Wyoming
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 388211, thunderstorm wind, Collin County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail101, most at 8 PM

Wind33, most at 7 AM

Tornado7, most at 8 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:05 PMEF0About 13 miles from Denver, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:38 PMEF0About 35 miles from Cheyenne, WY0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:30 PMEF0About 30 miles from Colorado Springs, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:40 PMEF0About 27 miles from Denver, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:44 PMEF0About 24 miles from Denver, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:45 PMEF0About 18 miles from Denver, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:51 PMEF0About 23 miles from Denver, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Colorado655537
Texas4023170
Florida122100
North Dakota6600
Wyoming6600
Louisiana3210
Oklahoma3210
Michigan2200
Minnesota1100
New Mexico1010
New York1100
Wisconsin1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Allen, TX2.0 in60 mph0
Carrollton, TX2.0 inNone0
Denver, CO2.0 in66 mph1
Frisco, TX2.0 in60 mph0
Lewisville, TX2.0 inNone0
McKinney, TX2.0 in60 mph0
Plano, TX2.0 in60 mph0
Colorado Springs, CO1.75 in60 mph0
Richardson, TX1.5 in60 mph0
Arlington, TX1.0 in70 mph0
Cheyenne, WY1.0 inNone0
Dallas, TX1.0 in60 mph0
Denton, TX1.0 inNone0
Garland, TX1.0 in60 mph0
Grand Prairie, TX1.0 in64 mph0
Irving, TX1.0 in60 mph0
Mesquite, TX1.0 in60 mph0
New York, NY1.0 inNone0
Fort Worth, TXNone75 mph0
Miami, FLNone60 mph0
Tyler, TXNone63 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.