Hail in Platte County, Wyoming
Hail June 20, 2024 · Platte County, Wyoming
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The public reported quarter to golf ball sized hail 3 miles S of Slater.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Slater (41.8300, -104.8300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182120. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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