148 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wyoming, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The combination of a very wet and snowy winter and a rather cool and wet spring set the stage for a prolonged period of flooding along the Wind River.
Read the full account →Warming temperatures in June brought rapid snow melt of mountain snow pack and led to flooding around portions of Sublette County, especially along the New Fork and Green Rivers as well as some of it's tributaries.
Read the full account →Warming temperatures in June brought rapid snow melt of mountain snow pack and led to flooding around portions of Sublette County, especially along the New Fork and Green Rivers as well as some of it's tributaries.
Read the full account →A cool and wet winter and spring built up abnormally large snow pack across the Wind River Range. Warmer weather in June caused rapid melting of the snow and resulted in flooding along the Little Wind River for several weeks. The River Gauge at Riverton peaked above 10 feet.
Read the full account →A cool and wet winter and spring built up abnormally large snow pack across the Wind River Range. Warmer weather in June caused rapid melting of the snow and resulted in flooding along the North and Middle Forks of the Popo Agie Rivers for several weeks.
Read the full account →A cool and wet winter and spring built up abnormally large snow pack across the Wind River Range. Warmer weather in June caused rapid melting of the snow and resulted in flooding along the North and Middle Forks of the Popo Agie Rivers for several weeks.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 5th. In northern Johnson County. wind gusts of 58 and 60 mph were recorded. In Washakie County, a slow moving thunderstorm dumped over an inch of rain and large amounts of small hail in a short amount of time.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed over portions of central and southern Wyoming. In Sweetwater County, a tornado formed near Granger. The tornado was photographed by many people. The tornado remained over open country and caused no damage.
Read the full account →Initial morning severe storm moved across Laramie County into the Nebraska Panhandle before daytime convection lead to several reports of golf ball sized hail.
Read the full account →Initial morning severe storm moved across Laramie County into the Nebraska Panhandle before daytime convection lead to several reports of golf ball sized hail.
Read the full account →A cold front swept across Wyoming on the afternoon and evening of June 5th. With some additional upper level support from a vorticity maximum, thunderstorms developed across central Wyoming. A couple of these storms become severe. Quarter size hail was reported near Evansville.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorm moved over portions of Platte and Goshen Counties producing three to five inches deep of one inch size hail. The amount of hail and heavy rainfall contributed to swollen area streams and creeks that left their banks impacting area roadways around Chugwater…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorm moved over portions of Platte and Goshen Counties producing three to five inches deep of one inch size hail. The amount of hail and heavy rainfall contributed to swollen area streams and creeks that left their banks impacting area roadways around Chugwater…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorm moved over portions of Platte and Goshen Counties producing three to five inches deep of one inch size hail. The amount of hail and heavy rainfall contributed to swollen area streams and creeks that left their banks impacting area roadways around Chugwater…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of southeastern Wyoming producing plenty of large hail to create drifts along area roadways and with heavy rainfall flash flooding along area creeks and streams.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of southeastern Wyoming producing plenty of large hail to create drifts along area roadways and with heavy rainfall flash flooding along area creeks and streams.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of southeastern Wyoming producing plenty of large hail to create drifts along area roadways and with heavy rainfall flash flooding along area creeks and streams.
Read the full account →An abnormally high snow pack melted with the warmer temperatures in June and brought flooding along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. The river gauge in Sinks Canyon was above flood stage for a few weeks.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of Fremont County, Wyoming. The worst flooding was east of DuBois, Wyoming, where mud flows caused by a clogged culvert closed US 20 26 for three hours.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to portions of Fremont County, Wyoming. The worst flooding was east of DuBois, Wyoming, where mud flows caused by a clogged culvert closed US 20 26 for three hours.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low south of Wyoming sent waves of moisture northward over central and eastern Wyoming during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Measured and estimated rainfall totals ranged from two to around five inches.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low south of Wyoming sent waves of moisture northward over central and eastern Wyoming during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Measured and estimated rainfall totals ranged from two to around five inches.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low south of Wyoming sent waves of moisture northward over central and eastern Wyoming during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Measured and estimated rainfall totals ranged from two to around five inches.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low south of Wyoming sent waves of moisture northward over central and eastern Wyoming during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Measured and estimated rainfall totals ranged from two to around five inches.
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