EF3 Tornado — Albany, Wyoming

2018-06-06 · near Wyoming, Albany, Wyoming

11.3 mi

Path length

600 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An isolated supercell thunderstorm developed a tornado three to four miles west of Highway 30. The tornado continued an eastward track and intensified rapidly over the mainly open fields. Numerous wooden power poles were snapped along County Road 121, along with several galvanized steel utility poles, which were bent 90 degrees at the base. Grass was scoured out of the ground in a wide swath approximately one third of a mile in width near the intersection of County Road 121 and Cattle drive. The observed tornado continued east into the Laramie Range near King Mountain Road.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms generated large hail over parts of Niobrara and Goshen counties in addition to a well photogenic tornadic supercell over Albany County. Two tornadoes, the parent and a satellite, were confirmed by photos from storm chasers and official NWS Storm Survey. The parent tornado was rated as an EF-3 while the satellite was rated as an EF-2. Some residential damage was caused by the satellite tornado including the lifting off the foundation of a attached garage. The parent EF-3 tornado bent galvanized steel utility poles 90 degrees at base.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 785903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.