South Laramie Range County, Wyoming
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2009 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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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.
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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Wyoming Department of Transportation site at Hynds Lodge Road located five miles north--northeast of Buford reported maximum gust of 59 mph. Gusts in the upper 50 mph range occurred at Wyoming Department of Transportation sites throughout the day. A 24 vehicle accident occurred d…
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Vedauwoo WYDOT site reported a peak gust of 62 MPH.
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The SNOTEL site Crow Creek (CRWW4) estimated 9.8 inches of snow over a 22 hour period. This was the only report from this zone.
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The Crow Creek SNOTEL site in the South Laramie Range estimated 18 inches of snow during this event. Criteria of 12 inches was hit around 2 AM on May 5th. This was the highest snowfall total reported in the zone.
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Public reported 16 inches of snow 1 mile north of Buford during the duration of the event. The report came into the office via a social media post with a ruler.
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Peak snowfall report from the Crow Creek SNOTEL (CRWW4) was 11.4 inches from the event. Several other reports from the area exceeded 6 inches.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Lone Tree recorded a maximum wind gust of 73 MPH at 9:12 AM MDT on 4/23.
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A maximum wind gust of 61 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (2 WNW Buford) at 5:19 AM MDT on 4/8.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Lone Tree recorded a maximum wind gust of 75 MPH at 4:16 AM MDT on 4/3, and UPR sensor 2 miles WNW of Buford measured 80 MPH at 4:14 AM MDT.
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Vedauwoo WYDOT site reported a few gusts around 58 MPH the morning of March 24th.
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About half of the observation sites over the southern Laramie Range measured wind gusts over 58 MPH, mainly during the morning hours of March 17th. Peak gust of 68 MPH was measured at the WYDOT site in Vedauwoo and at Remount Road east of Burford Wyoming.
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Most observation sites across the southern Laramie Range reported strong wind gusts over 58 MPH. Peak wind gust of 75 MPH was measured at the Wildcat Trail WYDOT site, west of Cheyenne.
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WYDOT site at Vedauwoo along Interstate 80 observed wind gusts between 62 and 70 MPH, visibility as low as 1/8th of a mile (0.11), and brief very heavy snow.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Webcam at Vedauwoo shows visibility below one quarter of a mile in blowing dust.
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Two reports of wind gusts over 58 MPH reported over the southern Laramie Range. Peak gust of 60 MPH was reported near Buford Wyoming.
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Most observation sites across the southern Laramie Range reported persistent wind gusts over 58 MPH over a long duration wind event. Peak gust of 90 MPH was measured at the Union Pacific Railroad site at LYNCHW, near Buford.
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Three observation sites reported peak wind gusts of 59 and 60 MPH. Peak gust of 60 MPH was observed at Curt Gowdy State Park.
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Crow Creek SNOTEL in the southern Laramie Range reported a storm total snow accumulation of 8.8 inches.
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A few reports of 2.6 and 3.0 inches of snow near the Interstate 80 corridor over the southern Laramie Range. Highest snowfall was observed 6.1 miles SSE of Laramie Wyoming.
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WYDOT Mesonet station WY48 7 miles northeast of Buford gusted 61 mph at 8:56 PM on February 26th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UR535 2 miles west-northwest of Buford gusted 72 mph at 10:55 PM on February 26th. This was the highest gust recor…
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WYDOT Mesonet station WY49 5 miles north-northeast of Buford gusted 59 mph at 2:12 AM on February 24th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP204 9 miles southeast of Buford gusted 81 mph at 11:16 AM on February 24th. This was the highest gust reco…
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UPR Mesonet station UP204 9 miles southeast of Buford gusted 61 mph at 4:25 AM on February 19th. This was the first and highest gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP204 9 miles southeast of Buford gusted 61 mph at 5:41 AM on February 19th. This was the final gust re…
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WYDOT Mesonet station WY48 7 miles northeast of Buford gusted 59 mph at 7:46 AM on February 17th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP204 9 miles southeast of Buford gusted 80 mph at 10:42 AM on February 17th. This was the highest gust recorded f…
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WYDOT Mesonet station KVDW at Vedauwoo reported quarter mile visibility and winds gusting to 48 mph with a snow squall that puhsed through the area. Webcams further supported this.
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WYDOT Mesonet station WY36 2 miles west of Buford reported quarter mile visibility and winds gusting to 41 mph with a snow squall that pushed through the area.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Vedauwoo recorded a maximum wind gust of 70 MPH at 11:56 AM MST on 1/26.
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Overnight low temperatures ranged from -5 F to -10 F across the South Laramie Range from 1/25 into 1/26. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -25 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -34 F at the…
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A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was observed at a Union Pacific Railroad sensor (2 WNW Buford) at 10:35 AM MST on 1/20.
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A maximum wind gust of 59 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (9 SE Buford) at 6:06 PM MST on 1/17.
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Frequent gust of 65 to 75 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 87 MPH from a PacificCorp sensor at Pilot Hill was recorded at 1:30 PM MST on 1/16.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 50 and 55 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Vedauwoo recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 MPH at 5:32 AM MST on 1/10.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Vedauwoo recorded a maximum wind gust of 75 MPH at 1:52 PM MST on 1/6.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Wildcat Trail on WY-210 recorded a maximum wind gust of 63 MPH at 3:42 AM MST on 1/4.
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A few WYDOT sites across the southern Laramie Range, mostly along Interstate 80, reported brief gusts of 58 MPH and sustained winds over 40 MPH. Peak gust of 58 MPH measured at Lone Tree WYDOT site, near Buford Wyoming.
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Periods of strong gusty winds were reported in the southern Laramie Range along Interstate 80. A peak gusty of 66 MPH was measured south of Buford Wyoming.
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A few brief strong wind gusts were reported near the Interstate 80 Summit. Peak gust of 66 MPH was measured at Vedauwoo.
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Two observation sites, Vedauwoo along Interstate 80 and Pumkin Vine along US highway 287, reported a few brief gusts of 58 MPH.
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Several WYDOT sites reported periods of strong wind gusts between 65 to 75 MPH. Peak gust of 76 MPH was recorded at Remount Road WYDOT site near Buford.
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Snow Squall. Brief snow squall observed at the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. WYDOT site at Interstate 80 Summit East observed visibility below one quarter mile for 8 to 10 minutes with wind gusts between 46 to 62 MPH. A flash freeze also occurred.
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Most observation sites over the southern Laramie Range reported strong wind gusts between 60 to 83 MPH. Peak gust was measured at Pilot Hill mesonet 7 miles east of Laramie.
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Brief wind gust of 61 MPH observed at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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Two peak wind gusts at Vedauwoo during the evening hours of December 12th.
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Strong gusty winds were reported at several WYDOT sensors in the southern Laramie Range along Interstate 80. Gusts were the most persistent at Remount Road and Wildcat Trail, which reported a peak gust of 69 MPH.
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Most observation sites in the zone reported persistent wind gusts between 65 and 80 MPH. Peak gust was 81 MPH recorded at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne reported periods of wind gusts between 58 to 63 MPH. Peak gust of 63 MPH was reported at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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A few observation sites observed brief wind gusts up to 61 MPH. Peak gust of 61 MPH was at Wildcat Trail.
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Widespread gusts of 60 to 76 MPH over the southern Laramie Range including the Interstate 80 Summit. Peak gust of 76 MPH was at Lone Tree WYDOT observation sensor between Cheyenne and Laramie at 500 AM.
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The DALEWS UPR sensor (UP203) 2 miles west of Tie Siding reported a wind gust of 64 mph at 10:38pm on November 24th.
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The SHERWS UPR sensor (UR535) 2 miles west-northwest of Buford reported a wind gust of 72 mph at 2:01am on November 11th.
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The SHERWS UPR sensor (UR535) 2 miles west-northwest of Buford reported a wind gust of 69 mph at 3:25pm on November 7th.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | 46 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | 41 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 106 | 0 |
| 2017 | 144 | 0 |
| 2016 | 170 | 0 |
| 2015 | 107 | 0 |
| 2014 | 106 | 0 |
| 2013 | 106 | 0 |
| 2012 | 61 | 0 |
| 2011 | 51 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
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