Kit Carson County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
119
Tornado reports
873
Hail reports
50
Floods since 1996
1,373
All events
0
Deaths
$3.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Kit Carson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 115 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a Davis Weatherlink station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Kit Carson County Airport.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report came through mPING.
Hail Hail
The report came through mPING.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Per social media, a video showed the strong winds on Interstate 70 just south of Stratton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a home weather station.
Hail Hail
The report came through mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail ranged from dime to quarter size along Highway 59.
Hail Hail
Hail ranged from dime to half-dollar size along Highway 59, but most were dime sized. The hail was measured with a ruler.
Hail Hail
The report was received through mPING.
Hail Hail
Received a photo of three inch diameter hail measured with a ruler.
Hail Hail
The report was received through mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail ranged from three and one-half to four inches in diameter, measured with a ruler.
Hail Hail
Multiple reports of two to three inch diameter hail.
Hail Hail
The hail was measured with a ruler.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Kit Carson County Airport. Gusts ranged from 63 to 66 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail sizes ranged from quarter to half-dollar.
Hail Hail
Report from mPing.
Hail Hail
The hail swath was about one mile wide.
Hail Hail
Report from mPing.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Measured hailstone via social media photo. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Report from mPing.
Hail Hail
Report from mPing.
Hail Hail
Report from mPing.
Hail Hail
Quite a bit of hail up to quarter size covered the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a personal weather station. A dead tree was blown down.
Hail Hail
Hail fell as mostly dime size, with a few quarters mixed in.
Hail Hail
Dime to nickel size hail was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Kit Carson County Airport.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts ranged from 66 to 74 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Kit Carson County Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gusts ranging from 65 to 75 mph were estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Livingston Ranch.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Semi lost its load due to high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Kit Carson County Airport.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A landspout tornado was observed near state highway 59 north of CR MM. No damage occurred due to the landspout remaining in a field. The storm chaser said there may have been more than one brief landspout form, but did not confirm that information.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 3 |
| 2024 | 67 | 4 |
| 2023 | 37 | 3 |
| 2022 | 38 | 4 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 |
| 2020 | 32 | 3 |
| 2019 | 39 | 4 |
| 2018 | 55 | 8 |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | 51 | 3 |
| 2015 | 39 | 4 |
| 2014 | 51 | 0 |
| 2013 | 31 | 2 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1 |
| 2011 | 44 | 0 |
| 2010 | 40 | 2 |
| 2009 | 46 | 1 |
| 2008 | 46 | 0 |
| 2007 | 39 | 12 |
| 2006 | 42 | 0 |
| 2005 | 67 | 1 |
| 2004 | 51 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | 1 |
| 2002 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 2 |
| 1998 | 32 | 3 |
| 1997 | 31 | 4 |
| 1996 | 31 | 2 |
| 1995 | 14 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9 | 5 |
| 1991 | 14 | 5 |
| 1990 | 6 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 1987 | 5 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 5 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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