Hail in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Hail June 2, 2015 · Hot Springs County, Wyoming

0.88 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pea to nickel sized hail fell just west of Kirby.

The wider storm

A thunderstorm developed off the south end of the Absaroka Range and gained strength in the unstable air of the southern Big Horn Basin before crossing the Bighorn Mountains. The storm became severe as it descended the east slopes of the Bighorns and headed east into the higher dew point air across the plains of southern Johnson County. Hail sizes ranged from quarter to golf ball as the storm raked areas from around Kaycee east along State Highway 192.

Began near Kirby (43.8030, -108.1943).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 571085. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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