Hail — Platte, Wyoming

2024-06-20 · near Slater, Platte, Wyoming

Event narrative

The public reported quarter to golf ball sized hail 3 miles S of Slater.

Wider weather episode

An intense supercell thunderstorm originated near Chugwater, Wyoming, during the early to mid afternoon hours on 6/20, tracking across southern Platte and Goshen counties through approximately 3:00 PM MDT before moving into the western Nebraska Panhandle. Storm chasers reported extremely large and destructive hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter along with wind gusts in excess of 70 MPH, noting that they had never seen that large of hail coinciding with such intense winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182120. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.