Tornado History Map

Kit Carson County, Colorado tornado history

138 tornadoes recorded in or across Kit Carson County from 1952 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Kit Carson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 138 tornadoes whose paths touched Kit Carson County, Colorado between 1952 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 44 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 7 July 1993. The most recent was on 16 September 2025.

  • 138tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 639per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Kit Carson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF08259%
F1 / EF12518%
F2 / EF297%
F3 / EF31<1%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating2115%

Kit Carson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 45 in 1990s.1950s71960s131970s21980s101990s452000s182010s242020s19

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s7
1960s13
1970s2
1980s10
1990s45
2000s18
2010s24
2020s19
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 44 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr5May38Jun44Jul32Aug9Sep3Oct7Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr5
May38
Jun44
Jul32
Aug9
Sep3
Oct7
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Kit Carson County

  • Strongest: Colorado tornado7 July 1993, F3, 8 injuries, 9 miles long
  • Longest path: Colorado tornado20 May 1957, F0, 70.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Colorado tornado16 September 2025, Unknown rating, 0 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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