South Laramie Range Foothills 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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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
$800K
Property damage
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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.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public report of 6 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of Federal. The report came via social media with a picture showing 6 inches of heavy, wet snow.
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Frequent gust of 60 to 70 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 and 25 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 78 MPH from a Union Pacific Railroad sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) was recorded at 9:30 AM MDT on 4/23.
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A maximum wind gust of 71 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) at 1:40 AM MDT on 4/3.
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A few strong wind gusts were observed during the early morning hours of March 17th. Peak gust of 65 MPH measured at the EMKAYW Union Pacific Railroad site west of Cheyenne.
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A few WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 west of Cheyenne reported strong wind gusts over 58 MPH. Peak wind gust of 76 MPH was measured at the EMKAYW Union Pacific Railroad site.
All observation sites west of Cheyenne reported persistent strong wind gusts over 58 MPH. Peak wind gust of 96 MPH measured at the EMKAYW Union Pacific Railroad site. Numerous photos of at least three flipped over semi trucks on Interstate 25 near the Colorado border.
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A few sites reported high sustained winds between 40 to 46 MPH for more than one hour. Peak wind gust of 59 MPH was reported at Otto Road along Interstate 80 at 926 AM on March 8th.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An observer 11.9 miles northwest of Cheyenne reported a rapid accumulation of 5 inches of snow.
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UPR Mesonet station UP226 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 60 mph at 10:52 PM on February 26th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP226 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 71 mph at 4:13 AM on February 27th. This was the highest …
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WYDOT Mesonet station WY38 16 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 58 mph at 4:56 AM on February 24th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP226 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 81 mph at 11:12 AM on February 24th. This was the highest…
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WYDOT Mesonet station KWTR 16 miles east of Horse Creek gusted 59 mph at 8:06 AM on February 17th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. UPR Mesonet station UP226 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 70 mph at 11:04 AM on February 17th. This was the highest gust r…
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Frequent gust of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 and 25 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 72 MPH from a Union Pacific Railroad sensor was recorded at 5:31 AM MST on 1/26.
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Frequent gust of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 and 25 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 73 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Wyo Hill was recorded at 12:12 PM MST on 1/16.
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A maximum wind gust of 59 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) at 8:13 AM MST on 1/10.
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Frequent gusts between 50 and 55 MPH were recorded at the Whitaker WYDOT sensor along Interstate 25. The maximum gust was 62 MPH and occurred at 1:32 AM MST on 1/6.
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Frequent gusts between 50 and 55 MPH were recorded at the Whitaker WYDOT sensor along Interstate 25. The maximum gust was 59 MPH and occurred at 10:22 AM MST on 1/5.
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A maximum wind gust of 62 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) at 9:23AM MST on 1/4.
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A brief gust of 59 MPH reported at the WYDOT site in Whitaker.
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A few brief strong wind gusts were reported across the southern Laramie Range foothills. Peak gust of 62 MPH measured at Wyo Hill WYDOT site.
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Whitaker WYDOT site along Interstate 25 reported a peak gust of 61 MPH.
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Most observation sites across the southern Laramie Range foothills reported strong wind gusts between 60 to 72 MPH. Peak gust of 72 MPH was measured at Whitaker, north of Cheyenne. Locally higher gusts are possible. Laramie County EM shared photos of several train cars blown over…
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Several WYDOT sites reported strong wind gusts between 65 to 88 MPH. Peak gust was measured at Whitaker WYDOT site along Interstate 25, north of Cheyenne.
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One brief wind gust of 62 MPH observed at Wyo Hill WYDOT site along Interstate 25, south of Cheyenne.
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Two distinct periods of strong gusty winds reported in the southern Laramie Range foothills. The first period was mid afternoon on December 10th. The stronger portion of the event occurred during the early morning hours of December 11th. A Peak wind gust of 69 MPH was reported at…
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Persistent strong winds gusts between 65 and 73 MPH along both Interstate 80 and Interstate 25 south and west of Cheyenne. WYDOT webcam showed a flipped over 16 wheel truck just after a peak wind of 73 MPH was observed at Wyo Hill WYDOT site.
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WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 and 25 reported a few hours of wind gusts between 59 to 66 MPH. Peak gust was 66 MPH at Otto road, 16 miles west of Cheyenne.
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Peak gust around 58 MPH observed at EMKAY mesonet sensor.
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The EMKAY UPR sensor (UP226) 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne reported a wind gust of 66 mph at 1:38am on November 11th.
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The EMKAY UPR sensor (UP226) 12 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne reported a wind gust of 61 mph at 7:00am on November 6th.
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The EMKAY UPR sensor (UP226) 16 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne reported a wind gust of 71 mph at 8:57am on November 2nd.
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WYDOT sensor along I-25 at Whitaker measured sustained winds of 43 mph, centered around 9:30 MST.
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Mesonet station at Whitaker (KWTR) 0.6 NW of Whitaker gusted 60mph at 12:02 PM MDT.
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UPR site UP226 gusted 61mph at 12:43pm MDT.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Interstate 80 closed between Cheyenne and Rawlins for an extended period of time due to winter conditions. Webcams along Interstate 80 in the South Laramie Range Foothills showed snow covered roads and poor visibility.
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A peak wind gust of 65 MPH was recorded at the EMKAYW Union Pacific Railroad sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) at 12:28 PM MST on 4/9.
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Several Union Pacific Railroad sites and one WYDOT site reported wind gusts over 58 mph. Peak gust of 65 mph reported at BORIE1 near FE Warren Airforce Base and 68 mph at UPR site 226 EMKAY.
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A few observation sites reported wind gusts over 58 mph. Whitaker WYDOT site reported a peak gust of 62 mph.
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Gust of 61 mph reported at Emkay Union Pacific Railroad site west of Cheyenne.
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Several sites reported gusts of 58 mph and higher along with sustained winds over 40 mph for over one hour. Peak wind of 70 mph reported at a Union Pacific Railroad site.
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Pacific Union Railroad observation west of Cheyenne reported a peak gust of 63 mph. A few other sites reported gusts of 58 mph in the area.
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Sustained winds of 40 MPH were recorded for one hour in and around Cheyenne. Peak wind gust of 55 MPH was measured.
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Peak gust of 77 mph occurred at the EMKAYW (UP226) UPR site 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne at 3:41 AM on February 24th. Multiple other gusts between 65 and 70 mph were reported in this zone.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Cocorahs station 2 north-northwest of Horse Creek reported 8.2 inches of snow. Multiple other sites reported between 6 and 8 inches in this zone, including the NWS Cheyenne office.
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Peak gust of 62 mph occurred at the EMKAY UPR (UP226) sensor 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne at 12:15 PM on February 7th. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 59 mph were reported in this zone.
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Peak gust of 65 mph at the Whitaker WYDOT (KWTR) sensor 16 miles east of Horse Creek. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 65 mph were reported for this zone.
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Peak gust of 75 mph at the EMKAYW UPR (UP226) sensor 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne. Multiple other gusts between 60 and 65 mph were reported for this zone.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH along Interstate 80. A UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 MPH on 1/23.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH along Interstate 80. A UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) recorded a maximum wind gust of 75 MPH at 3:22 PM MST on 1/21.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures fell to between -10 F and -15 F in the North Snowy Range Foothills from 1/20 into 1/21. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -3…
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A maximum wind gust of 60 MPH was observed at a UPR sensor (14 WSW Cheyenne) at 9:34 AM MST on 1/17.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022 | 41 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 0 |
| 2018 | 71 | 0 |
| 2017 | 121 | 0 |
| 2016 | 122 | 0 |
| 2015 | 64 | 0 |
| 2014 | 95 | 0 |
| 2013 | 70 | 0 |
| 2012 | 66 | 0 |
| 2011 | 51 | 0 |
| 2010 | 47 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
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