Kiowa County tornado history

95 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 28, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 11 people.

95tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 11 injured

28 milongest path · 2007

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F061

(E)F116

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated12

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 28, 2007	EF3	28 mi	900 yd	9	2
Oct 17, 1971	F3	5.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 10, 1975	F2	21.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 12, 1975	F2	11.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 18, 1982	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2012	EF2	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 2000	F1	12 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF1	11.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF1	7.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2012	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jul 9, 1982	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1982	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 6, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	20 yd
May 27, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	1 yd
Jun 17, 2019	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 17, 2019	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 26, 2019	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 9, 2017	unrated	1.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 15, 2016	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd
May 27, 2016	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 27, 2016	unrated	1 mi	100 yd
May 27, 2016	unrated	0.2 mi	75 yd
Apr 15, 2016	unrated	3.9 mi	150 yd
Apr 15, 2016	unrated	0.5 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Mar 28, 2007, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Cheyenne County, CO97 Prowers County, CO86 Bent County, CO49 Greeley County, KS44 Crowley County, CO16 Lincoln County, CO115 Hamilton County, KS36 Otero County, CO32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kiowa County, Colorado had?

95 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kiowa County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 28, 2007, with a 28-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kiowa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (38 of 95). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).