119
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$469K
Property damage
Tornado in Kit Carson County, Colorado: 119 recorded events between 1952 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #22 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Kit Carson County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Kit Carson County is the 1990s, when 29 of the county's 119 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, tornado makes up 9.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #22 for this hazard and #5 within Colorado, putting it in the 99.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Kit Carson County with 38 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.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-07 | EF3 | 9.0 mi | 500 yd | Touched down here |
| 2023-08-08 | EF2 | 5.3 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 2015-06-05 | EF2 | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2000-10-31 | EF2 | 12.0 mi | 240 yd | Touched down here |
| 1994-10-05 | EF2 | 6.3 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1993-07-07 | EF2 | 2.0 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1988-05-30 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-05-06 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-04-22 | EF2 | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1952-05-08 | EF2 | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 5 | $25K | |
| May 8, 1952 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | SEIBERT | EFU | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | BURLINGTON | EFU | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | FLAGLER | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FLAGLER ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | PECONIC | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | PECONIC | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | FLAGLER ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| May 14, 2024 | PECONIC | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | BURLINGTON ARPT | EF2 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | STRATTON | EFU | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kit Carson County
- Hail 840
- Thunderstorm Wind 307
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This is the third of three tornadoes that were briefly ongoing at the same time. During the first five minutes or so of its lifetime it moved east toward CR 10, (possibly crossing this road). The tornado was stationary for another five minutes or so then headed south for the rest of its lifetime, ending between CR KK and CR JJ. Toward the end of its lifetime the tornado did damage an irrigation pivot south of CR KK.
Brief tornado produced damage to outbuildings at a farmstead on Road 37.5 and Road LL in extreme northern Kit Carson county. A 25×100 shed was lofted and flipped over. This resulted in damage to a hay bailer and two grain bins.
A shed in an old stock yard was destroyed as well as two empty grain bins in the stock yard. At least one anchor for the bins was pulled out of the ground. Debris from the bins was found as far away as a half mile north on Road 12, which was northwest of where the bins were originally located. Some of the panels in the stock yard were also damaged. The general debris pattern was from southeast to northwest. In addition, three power poles were snapped near the old stock yard and three more to the northwest along Road 12.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
119 tornado events are recorded in Kit Carson County between 1952 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Kit Carson County?
The strongest tornado on record in Kit Carson County measured F2.
Where does the tornado 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
“Tornado in Kit Carson County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/kit-carson-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.