Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Kiowa County, Colorado

95 tornadoes have crossed Kiowa County since 1950, 13th of the 54 counties in Colorado with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 2 people and injured 11. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
95
Deaths
2
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, March 28, 2007

The deadliest in Kiowa County

  1. EF3, Prowers and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMarch 28, 20072 killed, 9 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Prowers and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMarch 28, 2007EF3, 28.0 mi (45 km)
  2. F3, Kiowa County, ColoradoOctober 17, 1971F3, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  3. F2, Cheyenne and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMay 10, 1975F2, 21.9 mi (35 km)
  4. F2, Kiowa County, ColoradoMay 12, 1975F2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  5. F2, Kiowa County, ColoradoMay 18, 1982F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  6. EF2, Kiowa County, ColoradoApril 27, 2012EF2, 0.7 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 39 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Kiowa County. Each year links to every tornado in Colorado that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20232Unrated
20193Unrated
20171Unrated
20167EF0
20152EF0
20141EF0
201251EF2
20111EF0
201023EF1
20081EF0
2007229EF3
20042F0
20032F0
20021F0
20011F0
20003F1
19981F0
19972F0
19965F0
19953F0
19932F0
19901F0
19892F1
19881F1
19871F1
19861F1
19831F1
19823F2
19801F1
19791F0
197831F1
19761F0
19752F2
19731F1
19711F3
19701F0
19672F1
19651F0
19581F0

Every tornado that crossed Kiowa County

95 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 6, 20238:29 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.920
May 27, 20236:29 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.91
June 17, 20195:55 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.110
June 17, 20192:50 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.110
May 26, 20194:10 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.320
May 9, 20176:11 PM MDTUnratedKiowa1.250
July 15, 20163:00 PM MDTEF0Kiowa3.850
May 27, 20163:04 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.275
May 27, 20162:55 PM MDTUnratedKiowa1.0100
May 27, 20162:43 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.150
April 15, 20163:05 PM MDTUnratedKiowa1.2100
April 15, 20162:26 PM MDTUnratedKiowa0.5100
April 15, 20162:08 PM MDTUnratedKiowa3.9150
May 9, 20154:50 PM MDTEF0Kiowa11.1150$3,000
May 9, 20154:27 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.150
June 27, 20142:18 PM MDTEF0Kiowa2.1100
August 23, 20125:23 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.975
June 2, 20125:11 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.1200
June 2, 20125:08 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.375
April 27, 20122:40 AM MDTEF2Kiowa0.750$30,000
April 27, 20122:35 AM MDTEF1Kiowa2.21001$40,000
May 18, 20115:55 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.575
July 15, 20107:23 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.775
May 25, 20105:20 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.150
May 25, 20104:18 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.250
May 25, 20104:07 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.275
May 25, 20103:56 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.150
May 25, 20103:56 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.250
May 25, 20103:55 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.375
May 25, 20103:48 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.150
May 25, 20103:48 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.350
May 25, 20103:41 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.250
May 25, 20103:37 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.4100
May 25, 20103:32 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.175
May 25, 20103:31 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.050
May 25, 20103:31 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.175
May 18, 20107:21 PM MDTEF0Kiowa2.375$10,000
April 22, 20103:12 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.250
April 22, 20103:00 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.275
April 22, 20102:56 PM MDTEF0Kiowa1.450
April 22, 20102:55 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.725
April 22, 20102:45 PM MDTEF0Kiowa2.650
April 22, 20102:36 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.450
April 22, 20102:29 PM MDTEF1Kiowa7.2200$1,000
April 22, 20102:22 PM MDTEF0Kiowa3.450
August 15, 20084:15 PM MDTEF0Kiowa0.950
March 28, 20079:40 PM CDTEF1Greeley to KS11.6440$2,000
March 28, 20077:54 PM MDTEF3Prowers28.090029$4.0 million
August 7, 20045:00 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.075$10,000
August 7, 20044:55 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.075
June 6, 20039:20 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.075
May 15, 20033:42 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.075
August 28, 20022:10 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.150
May 29, 20013:05 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.130
September 21, 20006:00 PM MDTF1Kiowa12.0100$50,000
July 22, 20007:11 PM MDTF0Kiowa3.0100
July 22, 20006:56 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.0100
May 24, 19985:55 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.130
October 11, 19977:28 PM MDTF0Kiowa20.0200
June 11, 19973:38 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.250
September 6, 19964:22 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.175
July 30, 19966:11 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.175
May 31, 19965:20 PM MDTF0Kiowa17.5100
May 31, 19965:05 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.0100
May 31, 19965:00 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.0100
June 7, 199511:32 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.110
June 7, 199511:00 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.110
May 15, 19955:45 PM MDTF0Kiowa1.050
June 30, 19939:30 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.130$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19936:30 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.110
June 9, 19908:55 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.223$5,000 to $50,000
June 29, 19897:00 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.030
May 21, 19897:15 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.030$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 19884:22 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.040
June 24, 19877:15 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.040
June 8, 19866:30 PM MDTF1Kiowa0.550
June 1, 19837:54 PM MDTF1Kiowa0.533under $50
July 9, 19822:15 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.050under $50
July 9, 19822:12 PM MDTF1Kiowa1.550$500 to $5,000
May 18, 19823:45 PM MDTF2Kiowa2.0200$5,000 to $50,000
March 25, 19804:10 PM MSTF1Kiowa0.150$50 to $500
June 22, 197910:55 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.327
July 21, 19787:15 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.350$500 to $5,000
July 21, 19787:15 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.350
May 17, 19784:00 PM MDTF1Kiowa0.5331$500 to $5,000
May 29, 19764:20 PM MDTF0Kiowa0.110
May 12, 19755:08 PM MDTF2Kiowa11.1440$50,000 to $500,000
May 10, 19754:45 PM MDTF2Cheyenne21.9440
July 24, 19735:25 PM MDTF1Kiowa0.517
October 17, 19716:30 PM MDTF3Kiowa5.6500$50,000 to $500,000
June 19, 19701:20 AM MDTF0Kiowa0.110
July 4, 19674:38 PM GMT-6F1Kiowa0.110$50 to $500
May 29, 19676:30 PM GMT-6F0Kiowa0.110
September 8, 19652:51 PM GMT-6F0Kiowa0.110
July 8, 19584:38 PM GMT-7F0Kiowa0.110under $50

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.