Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kit Carson County, Colorado, May 8, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.48, -102.60) to the end point (39.48, -102.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1952, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Kit Carson County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1952 | F1 | Wyoming | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1952 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.