Carbon County, Wyoming
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
18
Tornado reports
36
Hail reports
9
Floods since 1996
241
All events
6
Deaths
$451K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Carbon County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across the Snowy Range and Brush Creek area on State Highway 130 between 9 pm and midnight on July 18. Debris carried down Brush Creek by runoff from the heavy rainfall clogged the drainage culvert at milepost 55.8 on State Highway 130, about 1…
Lightning struck a tree and woman standing under it at the Pickaroon Campground inMedicine Bow National Forest.
A woman was killed by a lightning bolt while hiking in the Snowy Range. A friend that was hiking with her was injured. The two were trying to get to lower levels of the mountains after spotting the storm, but the storm caught them in the open.
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WYDOT site along Interstate 80 near Elk Mountain Wyoming.
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Camp Creek RAWS site gusted to 63 mph.
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Mesonet sensor northeast of Hanna reported a wind gust of 58 MPH.
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Mesonet site near Hanna Wyoming reported a gust of 60 MPH.
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WYDOT site east of Sinclair Wyoming reported a gust of 62 MPH.
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Wyoming Department of Transportation site south of Hanna Wyoming along Interstate 80.
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Rawlins Airport observation .
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Wyoming Department of Transportation site near Sinclair.
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Halleck Ridge Wyoming Department of Transportation site.
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Observation station east of Rawlins Airport.
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WYDOT sensor 1.5 miles east of Sinclair.
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Mesonet station Elmo near Hanna Wyoming.
Hail Hail
Lingering hail of 1 inch in diameter was reported by a former NWS meteorologist. The time of the report was estimated based on radar imagery.
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WYDOT sensor near Arlington along Interstate 80.
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The Rawlins Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust 1 mile east-northeast of Rawlins.
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge reported a 70 mph wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
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Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 3 NW Arlington. Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington.
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A shower passing over Interstate 80 resulted in strong, gusty winds. A WYDOT sensor at Walcott Junction on Interstate 80 gusted 64 MPH.
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Mesonet station 3 miles northwest of Arlington from a decaying thundershower.
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Rawlins Airport reported two gusts of 67 mph.
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Mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge.
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Mesonet station KSKL Skyline along WY-230.
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Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington.
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Wydot station 7 NW of Elk Mountain.
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
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Automated surface observing station KRWL 1 ENE of Rawlins.
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WYDOT mesonet station Halleck Ridge (WY18) along Interstate 80 measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Foote Creek (WY22) measured wind gust 3 miles northwest of Arlington.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at County Road 402 (WY20) measured wind gust 3 miles east-southeast of Elk Mountain.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
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WYDOT mesonet station Skyline (KSKL) along WY Highway 230 measured wind gust 12 miles east-southeast of Encampment.
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Rawlins Airport ASOS station (KRWL) measured wind gust.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust.
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Rawlins Airport ASOS station (KRWL) measured wind gust.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Elk Mountain (WY19) reported maximum wind gust.
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A wind gust to 68 MPH was measured 7 miles NW of Elk Mountain.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail 9 miles N of Medicine Bow.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported 2-inch diameter hail 4 miles NE of Medicine Bow.
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WYDOT mesonet station Arlington (KARL) along Interstate 80 measured wind gust.
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WYDOT mesonet station Halleck Ridge (WY18) along Interstate 80 measured maximum wind gust.
Flood Flood
Bairoil Gas Plant flooded and suspending operations until water can by pumped out. Nearby roadways also flooded.
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WYDOT mesonet station Dana Ridge (WY16) along Interstate 80 reported wind gust.
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at mile marker 249 reported wind gust.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 4 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 5 | 1 |
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