307
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Kit Carson County, Colorado: 307 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #430 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Kit Carson County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Kit Carson County is the 2010s, when 102 of the county's 307 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Kit Carson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #430 for this hazard and #3 within Colorado, putting it in the 86.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Kit Carson County with 94 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1998 | FLAGLER | 80 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| Aug 17, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | BURLINGTON | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | STRATTON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | STRATTON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BURLINGTON | 63 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | PECONIC | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | VONA | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | FLAGLER | 63 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | FLAGLER | 60 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | BURLINGTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | BURLINGTON | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kit Carson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe microburst destroyed two airport hangars and damaged several aircraft inside. The only hangars destroyed were those oriented north-south. Another hangar nearby received only minor damage. Peak winds measured were from the west.
A farmstead received severe wind damage as an intense Rear Flank Downdraft swept across Kit Carson county about 8 miles north of Stratton. An unoccupied trailer home, barn and grain bin were destroyed, and damage occurred to several vehicles and numerous light poles. Cattle feeders were also damaged, and a total of three irrigation pivots in the area were toppled.
A number of buildings in Seibert sustained damage. The post office roof had roughly half the shingles blown off. One machine shed was completely destroyed, with the foundation blown clean. A second machine shed, that was built using concrete blocks, only had a third of the roof blown off. A building in town had the entire roof blown off. A pine tree was uprooted and resting on the house next to it. A small machine shed was flipped over and blown onto a road in town. There were also many homes with vinyl siding destroyed on the windward side of the home from the hail and wind.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
307 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Kit Carson County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kit Carson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Kit Carson County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Kit Carson County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Kit Carson County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/kit-carson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.