Colorado, 1997Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, October 8, 1997
October 8, 1997 · NWS GLD · 7 events in 2 counties and zones
4 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
4 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Yuma
- When
- October 8, 10:23 AM MST to 10:30 AM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 3 mi S of Joes
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -102.680
Landspout tornado observed by National Weather Service personnel while doing cooperative observer equipment maitenance.
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- October 8, 10:25 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 10 mi N of Stratton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -102.600
Brief tornado moving southeast.
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- October 8, 10:40 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 2 mi N of Stratton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -102.600
Brief tornado moving southeast.
Tornado, Yuma
- When
- October 8, 10:54 AM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 9 mi S of Wray
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -102.230
Brief tornado moving southeast.
Hail, Yuma
- When
- October 8, 10:54 AM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 9 mi S of Wray
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -102.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Kit Carson
- When
- October 8, 11:10 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Burlington Arpt
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -102.280
Funnel Cloud, Kit Carson
- When
- October 8, 11:20 AM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 2 mi N of Burlington
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 8, 19971 injured · $1.0 million · 55 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 8, 19972 injured · $310,000 · 1 in hail · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 8 to 9, 1997$86,000 · F1 · 32 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 8, 1997$100,000 · F1 · 2 events
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 8 to 9, 1997$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 24 events
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 8, 19971 injured · $150,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, October 8, 1997$150,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 8, 1997$139,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado in Kansas, October 8, 1997$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Kansas, October 8, 1997$100,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, October 8, 1997$100,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, October 8, 1997$80,000 · F0 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5621956, 5621955, 5622092, 5622093, 5622094, 5622095, 5622096.