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F2 Tornado — Campbell, Wyoming

2005-08-12 · near Wright, Campbell, Wyoming

2
Direct deaths
13
Injuries
$5.0M
Property damage
1.5 mi
Path length
450 yds
Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 1 mile north of Wright and traveled southeast into the town. It crossed Wyoming Highway 387, slammed into a mobile home park, and dissipated a half mile from the highway before reaching the elementary school and Wright Blvd on the southeast edge of the park. It damaged 120 of the approximately 250 homes in the park; 91 were completely destroyed. Roofs, porches, siding, and trees sustained light damage from the strong wind gusts. Two people were killed and 13 injured; all were in mobile homes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5469527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.