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Carbon storm history

Storm events recorded in Carbon, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025.

228
Total events
18
Tornadoes
35
Hail
9
Floods
6
Deaths
$451K
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

July 19, 2011 · Carbon, Wyoming
Flash Flood Flash Flood4 deaths, 2 injuries
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…
September 17, 2002 · Carbon, Wyoming
Lightning Lightning1 death
Lightning struck a tree and woman standing under it at the Pickaroon Campground inMedicine Bow National Forest.
August 10, 1998 · Carbon, Wyoming
Lightning Lightning1 death, 1 injury
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.
September 10, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
WYDOT sensor near Arlington along Interstate 80.
August 2, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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The Rawlins Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust 1 mile east-northeast of Rawlins.
August 2, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge reported a 70 mph wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
August 2, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 3 NW Arlington. Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington.
July 1, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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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.
June 29, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station 3 miles northwest of Arlington from a decaying thundershower.
June 28, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Rawlins Airport reported two gusts of 67 mph.
June 17, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge.
June 17, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station KSKL Skyline along WY-230.
June 17, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington.
May 4, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Wydot station 7 NW of Elk Mountain.
May 4, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
May 4, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
May 4, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Mesonet station WY18 at Halleck Ridge.
May 4, 2025 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Automated surface observing station KRWL 1 ENE of Rawlins.
August 25, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Halleck Ridge (WY18) along Interstate 80 measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
August 25, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Foote Creek (WY22) measured wind gust 3 miles northwest of Arlington.
August 17, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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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.
August 17, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
August 17, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Skyline (KSKL) along WY Highway 230 measured wind gust 12 miles east-southeast of Encampment.
August 17, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Rawlins Airport ASOS station (KRWL) measured wind gust.
July 28, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust.
July 27, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Rawlins Airport ASOS station (KRWL) measured wind gust.
July 27, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
July 27, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Halleck Ridge (WY18) measured wind gust 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain.
July 1, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at Elk Mountain (WY19) reported maximum wind gust.
June 10, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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A wind gust to 68 MPH was measured 7 miles NW of Elk Mountain.
June 9, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail 9 miles N of Medicine Bow.
June 9, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported 2-inch diameter hail 4 miles NE of Medicine Bow.
May 17, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Arlington (KARL) along Interstate 80 measured wind gust.
May 14, 2024 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Halleck Ridge (WY18) along Interstate 80 measured maximum wind gust.
August 2, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
Flood Flood
Bairoil Gas Plant flooded and suspending operations until water can by pumped out. Nearby roadways also flooded.
July 26, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Dana Ridge (WY16) along Interstate 80 reported wind gust.
July 26, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at mile marker 249 reported wind gust.
July 17, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Union Pacific Railroad mesonet station MEDIC1 (UP087) measured maximum wind gust.
July 17, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station Wagonhound (WY21) along Interstate 80 measured maximum wind gust.
July 17, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station along Interstate 80 at County Road 402 measured maximum wind gust.
July 3, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Rawlins Airport ASOS station KRWL reported maximum wind gust.
July 3, 2023 · Carbon, Wyoming
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Camp Creek RAWS mesonet station reported maximum wind gust.
August 14, 2022 · Carbon, Wyoming
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Mullen Creek, Savage Run, and Cottonwood Creek all flooded with the Mullen Creek rising 3 feet near the confluence with the North Platte River near A Bar A Ranch. Heavy rain was reported higher upstream over the Mullen Fire Burn Scar Area with 1 hour rainfall accumulation near 1 …
August 11, 2022 · Carbon, Wyoming
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Radar estimates of up to 2 inches of rainfall fell over a severely burned area of the Mullen Fire Burn Scar west and south of Rob Roy Reservoir. Evidence of debris flow with ash at A Bar A Ranch on the Mullen Creek.
September 13, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station WY15 - Walcott Junction 14 miles east of Sinclair measured wind gust.
September 11, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station KARL - Arlington along Interstate 80 measured wind gust.
August 26, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station WY16 - Dana Ridge 10.5 miles southwest of Hanna reported thunderstorm wind gust.
August 26, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge along Interstate 80 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain reported thunderstorm wind gust.
August 26, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge along Interstate 80 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain reported thunderstorm wind gust.
August 26, 2021 · Carbon, Wyoming
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WYDOT mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge along Interstate 80 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain reported thunderstorm wind gust.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025150
2024160
202380
202220
2021101
2020271
2019120
2018140
201750
201610
201551
201420
201340
201220
201160
201060
200920
200820
200710
200520
200320
200250
200120
200010
199830
199753
199620
199541
199420
199320
199270
199020
198940
198810
198710
198620
198410
198320
198264
198140
198030
197921
197810
197641
197510
197410
197250
197110
196910
196711
196611
196411
196011
195851