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Supercells raked the eastern Colorado plains on June 27, 2026 — an EF0 tornado touched down west of Kit Carson, a second tornado was reported near Las Animas, walnut-size hail (1.50") fell at Cheyenne Wells, and a 78 mph wind gust was clocked at Firstview. Colorado leads the nation in hail-damage claims, and the combination of large hail and 70–80 mph wind leaves roof and siding damage that often isn't visible from the ground.
1.50" (Walnut)
Largest Hail
78 mph
Peak Wind Gust
EF0 (near Kit Carson)
Tornado
6
Towns Hit
On the afternoon and evening of June 27, 2026, supercell thunderstorms fired across the eastern Colorado plains. The National Weather Service in Goodland confirmed a brief EF0 tornado just west of Kit Carson in Cheyenne County — a cone tornado on the ground for about 20 seconds — and a separate tornado was reported near Las Animas in Bent County to the south. Cheyenne Wells took walnut-size hail (1.50") in the same round of storms.
Damaging straight-line wind raked the same corridor. The strongest measured gust was 78 mph at Firstview (a CDOT mesonet site near Cheyenne Wells), with 69 mph at Bethune, 67 mph at Lamar, and a 59 mph gust near Limon to the northwest. Hail to 1.50" was also reported near Eads in Kiowa County. Wind that strong breaks the adhesive seal on shingle tabs, and the hail then batters the loosened surface — a one-two punch that's especially hard on roofs.
Colorado leads the nation in hail-damage insurance claims, and the high plains east of the Front Range sit squarely in hail alley. Damage from a fast-moving plains storm is often hidden — bruised shingle mats, stripped granules, and dented metal can look fine from the driveway while quietly shortening a roof's life. In Colorado you generally have only about a year from the date of the storm to file a claim, so any home along this June 27 path is worth a close, professional look.
Here's what was reported in each community along the storm's path. These towns sit outside the areas we list online, but we work throughout this region — reach out and we'll come take a look.
A brief EF0 tornado confirmed just west of town on June 27 — on the ground about 20 seconds — in the same storms that raked the county with damaging wind.
Walnut-size hail (1.50") reported in town June 27 — large enough to bruise shingles, strip granules, and dent metal.
A 78 mph wind gust measured at the CDOT mesonet site June 27 — the strongest wind of the event, strong enough to lift shingle tabs and tear gutters loose.
Hail reported to 1.50" on June 27 as the supercells tracked south across the plains.
A 69 mph severe wind gust on June 27, past the 58 mph damaging-wind threshold.
A 67 mph wind gust on June 27 as the line pushed into the lower Arkansas Valley.
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Storm damage is often invisible from the ground. Here's a homeowner's checklist after an event like this one.
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