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Tornado May 27, 2023 · Albany County, Wyoming

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Not rated

7.4 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several reports and angles shared of a tornado west of Esterbrook, WY

in the mountains and open space near Laramie Peak. These accounts were

shared from Douglas, Irvine, Wheatland, and Esterbrook areas. Timing

is estimated based on radar, time stamp pictures, and reports received.

No damage has been reported from Platte or Converse County Emergency

Management agencies. This tornado stayed over mountainous and open

space for the duration of it`s estimated 7.1 mile track. No injuries

or fatalities reported along with no damage.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms initially developed along the Laramie Range in the late morning and early afternoon hours on 5/27, quickly becoming more widespread and more intense while tracking slowly eastward across the high plains of southeast Wyoming. These storms were associated with numerous reports of hail and torrential rainfall, as well as a few tornadoes. Most notably, a supercell tornado developed in the vicinity of Laramie Peak, near Esterbrook Campground along the Converse and Platte County line. No damage was reported.

Began near Toltec (42.3600, -105.5000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Laramie County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093072. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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