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Wyoming, 1989

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

70events recorded60 in 1988
0deaths recorded2 injuries
$28Kproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations7 NFIP claims, $8K paid
← 19881990 →

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

Wind33
Hail27
Tornado10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1989 was 70 against 60 in 1988.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1989
Goshen County9
Laramie County9
Campbell County8
Sweetwater County5
Carbon County4
Converse County4
Park County4
Albany County3
Platte County3
Washakie County3
Weston County3
Crook County2
Fremont County2
Natrona County2
Teton County2
Uinta County2
Big Horn County1
Johnson County1
Lincoln County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
18 Aug 1989ConverseHail0.75 in——1
16 Jun 1989WestonThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
12 May 1989GoshenTornadoF1$25,000——
30 May 1989UintaTornadoF0$2,500——
12 May 1989GoshenTornadoF0———
16 Jul 1989ConverseTornadoF0———
12 May 1989GoshenTornadoF0———
30 May 1989SweetwaterTornadoF0———
30 May 1989SweetwaterTornadoF0———
8 Jun 1989JohnsonTornadoF0———
9 Jul 1989FremontTornadoF0———
16 Jul 1989ConverseTornadoF0———

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 1989

No declaration touching Wyoming was made in 1989.

Flood insurance claims with a 1989 date of loss

7 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $7,977.

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.