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EF2 Tornado — Washakie, Wyoming

2018-06-01 · near Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming

$20K

Property damage

1.0 mi

Path length

300 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An EF-2 tornado with maximum winds at 130 mph touched down in Northeast Washakie county in a heavily forested area at around 8000 feet. The tornado downed and snapped off around 1,000 trees near ground level during its short path.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low and potent jet dynamics moved across Wyoming and brought severe weather to portions of central Wyoming. The strongest thunderstorms moved across eastern Washakie and western Johnson counties. Two tornadoes touched down and downed many trees along the Washakie / Johnson County border. The storms also produced large hail up to the size of ping pong balls. Another strong thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at Winchester.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 771191. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.