Southwest Carbon 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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Floods since 1996
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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.
A gentleman traveling through the area crashed his vehicle on the afternoon of the 25th during heavy snowfall in the area along state highway 70 near Dixon. The vehicle as a result of the crash caught on fire with the driver becoming lost after walking away. Crews were unable to …
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Frequent gusts between 55 and 60 MPH were recorded at the Cow Creek RAWS site near the Sierra Madre Range in southwest Carbon County. The maximum gust was 61 MPH and occurred at 2:43 PM MDT on 4/16.
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Brief gust of 63 MPH measured at the Cow Creek RAWS sensor.
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RAWS Mesonet station COWW4 19 miles north of Dixon gusted 60 mph at 3:43 AM on February 17th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone. RAWS Mesonet station COWW4 19 miles north of Dixon gusted 64 mph at 5:43 AM on February 17th. This was the final and highest gust recorded…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures fell to near -20 F across southwest Carbon County from 1/20 into 1/21. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -37 F at the Dixon Airport AW…
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Cow Creek RAWS mesonet station (COWW4) located 19 miles north of Dixon reported maximum wind gust.
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Cow Creek RAWS, 19 miles north of Dixon reported this peak wind gust.
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Cow Creek RAWS site, 19 miles north of Dixon reported these peak wind gusts at 6:43 PM MST on 3/2/2024.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures fell to near -20 F across southwest Carbon County from 1/15 into 1/16. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -37 F at the Dixon Airport AW…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
WYDOT reported 6 inches of snowfall in Baggs with 1 to 2 foot drifts just outside of town. Received reports of 7-foot drifts north of Baggs along highway WY-789.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dixon Airport AWOS station (KDWX) reported wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
WYDOT closed Highway 789 from the Colorado state line to Interstate 80 junction due to winter weather conditions.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures fell to around -22 F at multiple sites across southwestern Carbon County from 12/21 into 12/22. Sustained winds around 5-15 MPH resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. The most extreme wind chills occurred between 8:00 AM and …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The Mayor of the town of Dixon reported 12.0 inches of snowfall.
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Cow Creek RAWS site reported these wind gusts.
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RAWS mesonet station Cow Creek (COWW4) measured maximum wind gust 19 miles north of Dixon.
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Cow Creek RAWS site reported these wind gusts.
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Dixon Airport AWOS station (KDWX) measured maximum wind gust.
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Cow Creek RAWS site reported this gust.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dixon Airport AWOS station (KDWX) reported wind chills as low as 49 below zero with air temperatures as low as 24 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A minimum wind chill of -33 degrees F was recorded at the Cow Creek RAWS station at 3:43 AM MST on 2/22.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills fell below -30 degrees F along the adjacent slopes of the Sierra Madre range.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public utility employee for southwest Carbon County reported 6 inches of snow 2 miles northwest of Baggs Wyoming. Also reported 3 to 4 inches of snow fell in Dixon Wyoming.
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Cow Creek sensor located nineteen miles north of Dixon measured the reported wind gust.
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Cow Creek sensor measured the reported wind gust.
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Cow Creek sensor measured the reported wind gust.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Cow Creek sensor measured wind chill values below minus 30. With area ranchers in calving season, many had to prepare additional feed and wind breaks to keep herd alive along with snow during portion of the extreme cold.
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RAWS mesonet station COWW4 - Cow Creek reported wind gust southwest of Rawlins.
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Cow Creek sensor located nineteen miles north of Dixon measured the reported wind gust.
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Dixon Airport measured a minimum wind chill value of minus 30.
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Cow Creek sensor located nineteen miles north of Dixon measured the max reported wind gust.
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Cow Creek sensor measured the reported wind gust.
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Sensor at Cow Creek or nineteen miles north-northeast of Baggs measured the reported wind gust.
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Sensor at Cow Creek measured that reported wind gust.
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Sensor at Cow Creek or nineteen miles north-northeast of Baggs measured the reported wind gust.
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Winds measured at the Cow Creek sensor located twenty-one miles north-northeast of Baggs.
Blizzard Blizzard
Several periods of high wind criteria gusts above 58 mph coupled with ongoing snow heavy snow brought blizzard conditions. Snow totals were over 15 inches.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Dixon Airport measured a minimum wind chill of minus 34.
High Wind High Wind
Sensor at Cow Creek or twenty-one miles north-northeast of Baggs measured the reported wind gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Observer in Baggs measured 7.5 inches of snowfall and reported it to use via Facebook.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Cow Creek or twenty-one miles north-northeast of Baggs measured a 58 mph gust with ongoing snow blowing through the area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Measured wind chill of minus 41 recorded at the Dixon Airport.
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The RAWS sensor at Cow Creek measured wind gusts of 58 mph or higher, with a peak gust of 67 mph at 16/1543 MST.
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The RAWS sensor at Cow Creek measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Six to eight inches of snow was observed in and around Baggs.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Four to six inches of snow was reported in and around Baggs.
High Wind High Wind
The RAWS sensor at Cow Creek measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
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The wind sensor at the Dixon Airport measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
The combination of heavy snowfall and northwest winds gusting to 40 mph created blizzard conditions. Visibilities at Baggs and Dixon were less than a quarter mile for several hours.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Three inches of snow was reported at Baggs and Dixon.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
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