EF1 tornado in Laramie County, Wyoming

A short-lived tornado touched down just north of the Colorado state line to the southwest of Pine Bluffs along County Road 161. It was on the ground for approximately 4-7 minutes. A fifth-wheel horse trailer was lofted into the air for 50 yards sustaining significant damage. A small farm outbuilding was also destroyed (DI 1, DOD 7).

One of the most significant severe weather episodes to affect southeast Wyoming and the western Nebraska Panhandle occurred on the afternoon and early evening of Monday 12 June 2017. Eleven confirmed tornadoes, hail to grapefruit size, and damaging winds were observed. Supercell thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon along Interstate 25 between Fort Collins, CO and Wheatland. Lifting northeast, these thunderstorms spread into the southeast Wyoming plains late in the afternoon and into the western Nebraska Panhandle during the evening. Two people suffered injuries with an EF-2 rated tornado north of Torrington near the Wyoming/Nebraska stateline.