Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
13
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
193
All events
0
Deaths
$2.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sweetwater County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 26 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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60 mph wind gust occurred at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport near Rock Springs.
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Several locations around Rock Springs had wind gusts over 58 mph, with a maximum wind gust of 70 mph at Baxter Road along Interstate 80.
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A 64 mph wind gust occurred along Highway 372, and a 60 mph wind was reported in Farson.
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A 58 mph wind gust occurred at the Southwestern Wyoming Regional Airport near Rock Springs.
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Wind gusts of 63 mph were reported along Interstate 80 near Bitter Creek.
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A 58 mph wind gust occurred southeast of Green River.
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A 59 mph wind gust occurred at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport to the east of Rock Springs.
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Wind gusts of 62 mph occurred along Interstate 80 at Tipton.
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A 61 mph wind occurred at the Sweetwater County airport.
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A 63 mph wind gust was recorded at the Rock Springs airport from an outflow boundary.
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A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at the Rock Springs airport.
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Measured gust of 66 mph.
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
The public reported a landspout tornado to the north of Highway 28 to the west of Farson, including a picture of the tornado in contact with the ground. The tornado remained over open country and caused no known damage.
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The WYDOT weather sensor at Farson reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60 mph wind gust was reported at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport near Rock Springs.
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The wind sensor along Interstate 80 in Green River reported wind gusts to 59 mph.
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A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sweetwater County airport.
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A 59 mph wind gust was reported at Farson.
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A second round of thunderstorms moved across Sweetwater County and brought another round of strong wind gusts. A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sweetwater County airport.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Video from the public showed a narrow rope-shaped tornado northeast of Granger. The tornado touched down over open country, and caused no known damage. A rating of EFU was assigned because the brief tornado traversed land lacking damage indicators such as trees structures.
Hail Hail
The public reported quarter size hail to the northwest of Rock Springs.
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A wind gust of 59 mph was reported at the Sweetwater County Airport near Rock Springs, WY.
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A 58 mph wind gust was reported near Wamsutter along Interstate 80.
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A 66 mph wind gust was reported at the Rock Springs Airport.
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The ASOS at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport reported a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain and runoff from higher desert landscape produced flash flooding in sections of Rock Springs that had seen similar conditions on July 28.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Runoff from higher desert terrain and rain falling on an urbanized landscape led to flash flooding across western portions of Rock Springs.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 58 mph wind gust was measured by ASOS at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport.
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Very strong winds occurred as thunderstorms moved east of Rock Springs. The strongest wind gust recorded was 78 mph at the Sweetwater County Airport.
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Severe thunderstorms winds occurred at the Sweetwater County airport. The strongest wind gust was 59 mph.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts occurred at the Rock Springs, Wyoming airport. The maximum wind gust reported was 68 mph.
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The RAWS site at Snow Springs, Wyoming had a maximum wind gust of 67 mph.
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The wind sensor along Bitter Creek along Interstate 80 reported several wind gusts over 60 mph. The highest wind gust reported was 62 mph.
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A 62 mph wind gust was reported at the Sweetwater County airport near Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 | 2 |
| 1989 | 5 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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