Hail — Big Horn, Wyoming

2018-07-27 · near Cowley Arpt, Big Horn, Wyoming

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail.

Wider weather episode

A persistent stationary front over central Wyoming brought a second day of severe weather. Johnson County was the hardest hit as two supercell thunderstorms brought large hail to many areas, including the city of Buffalo. Numerous windows were broken and siding damaged with a combination of strong winds and golf ball size hail. Crop damage was also widespread across much of Johnson County. Elsewhere, up to half dollar size hail fell around the Casper area and up to lime size to the southeast of Casper. Half dollar size hail also fell in Bighorn County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 765617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.