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Wyoming, 1981

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

30events recorded45 in 1980
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$0property damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations13 NFIP claims, $24K paid
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NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind16
Hail10
Tornado4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1981 was 30 against 45 in 1980.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1981
Laramie County9
Carbon County4
Big Horn County2
Crook County2
Fremont County2
Platte County2
Sheridan County2
Lincoln County1
Natrona County1
Niobrara County1
Sublette County1
Sweetwater County1
Washakie County1
Weston County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
24 Jul 1981Big HornTornadoF1———
16 Aug 1981LaramieTornadoF0———
2 Sep 1981LaramieTornadoF0———
20 Apr 1981PlatteTornadoF0———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1981

No declaration touching Wyoming was made in 1981.

Flood insurance claims with a 1981 date of loss

13 NFIP claims, 8 of them paid, for $24,439.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.