Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 89 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
October 17, 1971 · Kiowa, Colorado
August 2, 2025 · Kiowa, Colorado
Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in south central Kiowa County.
May 23, 2025 · Kiowa, Colorado
Hail up to 1.25 inches fell in parts of central Kiowa County from an isolated supercell.
May 23, 2025 · Kiowa, Colorado
Hail up to 1.5 inches fell in parts of central Kiowa County from an isolated supercell.
April 24, 2025 · Kiowa, Colorado
Images Shared From Emergency Management Of Large Hail.
April 24, 2025 · Kiowa, Colorado
There was 1.5 inch hail measured.
July 19, 2024 · Kiowa, Colorado
Hail measured to 1 inch fell south of Sheridan Lake.
May 28, 2024 · Kiowa, Colorado
A CoCoRaHS source reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
July 13, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
July 6, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
Photo of brief anticyclonic tornado.
July 6, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
July 6, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
July 6, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
July 6, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 12, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
Power poles snapped.
May 27, 2023 · Kiowa, Colorado
Brief ground circulation beneath funnel cloud.
July 25, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rainfall of 2.47 inches. Some hail was mixed in with the rain.
July 24, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rainfall of 2.3 inches.
July 6, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rainfall of 1.64 inches.
July 6, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rainfall of 1.14 inches.
June 5, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
Spotter reported numerous 1 to 1.5 inch hailstones.
June 5, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 5, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 5, 2022 · Kiowa, Colorado
July 9, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
Multiple grain augers were blown over. Severe crop damage was observed. Two grain bins were destroyed with damage to three others.
July 9, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
A garage was destroyed. There were also 33 broken telephone poles on Highway 96 around the town of Towner.
July 9, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
A well built outbuilding was blown down, multiple power poles down, multiple trees uprooted and snapped, and an RV was rolled over.
July 9, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
Winds were estimated at 40 to 60 mph with blowing dust.
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
An RV was blown over by thunderstorm outflow. Visibility was also near zero because of blowing dust.
June 24, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
June 1, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
May 16, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
Flooding of fields, and road side ditches.
May 16, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
March 14, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rain of 2.25 inches.
March 13, 2021 · Kiowa, Colorado
Heavy rain of 1.54 inches.
July 12, 2020 · Kiowa, Colorado
Nine miles north of Brandon, 1.75 inch hail.
July 3, 2020 · Kiowa, Colorado
Eleven miles west northwest of Eads. 0.40 inches of water.
June 27, 2020 · Kiowa, Colorado
Public report of 1 inch hail.
June 19, 2020 · Kiowa, Colorado
Large hail to 1.75 inches.
March 23, 2020 · Kiowa, Colorado
August 16, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
Ping pong ball size hail was reported.
August 14, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
Media relayed a report of half-dollar sized hail in Sheridan.
August 14, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
One inch hail reported.
August 7, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
One inch hail reported.
July 29, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
Quarter size hail reported.
June 17, 2019 · Kiowa, Colorado
Portions of CO 96, near CR 49, have been washed out due to heavy rain and flash flooding.