EF1 Tornado — Crook, Wyoming

2025-07-19 · near Moorcroft, Crook, Wyoming

Event narrative

Survey team determined that an EF-1 landspout tornado impacted a home and adjacent homestead 10 NW of Moorcroft.

Wider weather episode

An EF1 tornado impacted a home and adjacent homestead off of Grey Rd in far western Crook county. The tornado produced EF0 damage to several outbuildings south of the main single family residence. EF0 consisted of pushing and destroying a small shed outbuilding and pushing a storage silo off its pad and rotating it 45 degrees to the SW from its origin. The tornado tracked NE and continued to produce EF0 damage near the main home. Several trees near the home were snapped and the home loss some roofing material. The tornado continued to the NE before shifting to the ENE where it intensified to EF1. The tornado damaged a large outbuilding, ripping two concrete foots out of the ground and pushing the entire concrete brace from the foundation some 10 yards to the ENE. The entire structure had slid off the foundation with the structures walls all collapsed. The tornado then entered open field with no damage indicators available. A large debris field of tree branches and building material was thrown to the E, NE and N of the tornado track.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.