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Wyoming, 1999

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

378events recorded372 in 1998
6deaths recorded17 injuries
$2.7Mproperty damage (estimates)$751K crop damage
1disaster declarations7 NFIP claims, $123 paid
← 19982000 →

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

Wind147
Hail99
Winter89
Tornado21
Other11
Flood6
Lightning4
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 378 against 372 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Platte County36
Goshen County27
Campbell County24
Crook County18
Weston County14
Laramie County13
Natrona County10
Converse County9
Hot Springs County9
Fremont County6
Johnson County6
Niobrara County6
Washakie County5
Sheridan County4
Teton County2
Albany County1
Big Horn County1
Park County1
Sublette County1
Sweetwater County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
24 Jul 1999AlbanyLightning——2—
3 Dec 1999Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$15,00011
28 Sep 1999Forecast zoneWinter Storm——11
24 Nov 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind63 mph—11
5 Mar 1999Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$20,0001—
3 Dec 1999Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$30,000—3
5 Mar 1999Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$30,000—3
27 Mar 1999Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$37,000—2
5 Aug 1999TetonLightning———2
26 Nov 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind68 mph$20,000—1
23 Jan 1999Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$12,000—1
20 Jul 1999TetonLightning———1
25 Sep 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind64 mph——1
26 Jun 1999GoshenHail2.75 in$1,200,000——
16 Mar 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind84 mph$500,000——
26 Jun 1999GoshenHail2.75 in$250,000——
26 Jun 1999GoshenHail2.50 in$100,000——
27 Jun 1999GoshenHail1.75 in$75,000——
30 Aug 1999SubletteThunderstorm Wind67 mph$63,000——
2 Feb 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind71 mph$60,000——
11 Aug 1999JohnsonTornadoF1$8,000——
30 May 1999LaramieTornadoF0$2,000——
11 Aug 1999WashakieTornadoF0———
28 Apr 1999FremontTornadoF0———
28 Apr 1999FremontTornadoF0———
3 Sep 1999ConverseTornadoF0———
1 Sep 1999GoshenTornadoF0———
31 May 1999PlatteTornadoF0———
12 Jun 1999ConverseTornadoF0———
5 Jun 1999CrookTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1999WashakieTornadoF0———
1 Sep 1999GoshenTornadoF0———
12 Jun 1999ConverseTornadoF0———
12 Jun 1999CampbellTornadoF0———
12 Jun 1999CampbellTornadoF0———
12 Jun 1999CampbellTornadoF0———
17 Jun 1999CampbellTornadoF0———
17 Jun 1999CampbellTornadoF0———
26 Jun 1999GoshenTornadoF0———
17 Jul 1999WestonTornadoF0———

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 1999

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
17 Feb 1999DR-1268Major disasterSevere Ice StormWy - Winter Storm 10/5/982

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

7 NFIP claims, 2 of them paid, for $123.

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.