2 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Kit Carson County, Colorado. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding from summer thunderstorms dominates the flood risk profile in Kit Carson County, Colorado, accounting for 36 out of 50 recorded flood events over the last 30 years, alongside 14 general flood events.
Recent activity is documented in NOAA storm records, including multiple severe storms on June 8, 2024, which produced flash flooding, baseball-sized hail, a tornado, and straight-line winds with observed speeds of 97 miles per hour and estimated speeds exceeding 110 miles per hour.
Property owners and real estate professionals should monitor these localized severe weather patterns closely, particularly when assessing properties vulnerable to sudden, storm-driven inundation.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
18 NOAA storm reports from Kit Carson County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Colorado flood stories →
7 federal disaster declarations since 1965, 2 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Wildfires | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Drought | Jan 29, 1977 |
| Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding | Jun 19, 1965 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
50 since 1996: 36 flash floods and 14 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Jun 8, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 8, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 20, 2023 | — |
| Flood | Jun 16, 2023 | $50,000 |
| Flood | Jun 12, 2023 | — |
| Flood | Jul 28, 2022 | — |
| Flood | Jul 24, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 16, 2021 | $3,000 |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Jun 8, 2024. In the afternoon of the 8th, multiple storms began forming across eastern Colorado. These storms varied in their speed and strength, but overall eastern Colorado experienced baseball sized hail, flash flooding, a tornado, and straight line wind damage with observed speeds of 97 MPH and estimated speeds over 110 MPH. No damage was observed from the tornado.
Flash Flood · Jun 8, 2024. In the afternoon of the 8th, multiple storms began forming across eastern Colorado. These storms varied in their speed and strength, but overall eastern Colorado experienced baseball sized hail, flash flooding, a tornado, and straight line wind damage with observed speeds of 97 MPH and estimated speeds over 110 MPH. No damage was observed from the tornado.
Flash Flood · Jul 20, 2023. Multiple rounds of heavy rain led to flash flooding in Burlington where flood water began enter a residential basement. Nickel sized hail was also report from one of the rounds of storms.
Flood · Jun 16, 2023. In the early afternoon of the 16th, a system of thunderstorms formed in east central Colorado and progressed eastward. The strongest cells of this system remained south of I-70 through Colorado. Up to 1.75 inch diameter hail was reported from this system. Multiple reports of greater than 2 inches of rain were also reported with this system which caused flash flooding to occur in Cheyenne county. Another round of h…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Kit Carson County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.