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Wyoming, 2001

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

369events recorded363 in 2000
2deaths recorded19 injuries
$1.9Mproperty damage (estimates)
3disaster declarations1 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 20002002 →

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

Hail157
Wind91
Winter55
Flood19
Tornado17
Other14
Wildfire10
Lightning6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 369 against 363 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Laramie County38
Campbell County37
Weston County33
Crook County26
Sheridan County24
Fremont County17
Natrona County16
Park County12
Platte County12
Sweetwater County12
Johnson County11
Hot Springs County10
Big Horn County7
Niobrara County7
Converse County6
Lincoln County6
Washakie County5
Sublette County4
Albany County3
Carbon County2
Goshen County2
Teton County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
23 Feb 2001Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
6 Feb 2001Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
27 Aug 2001CampbellThunderstorm Wind60 mph$50,000—4
8 Jul 2001CrookHail2.50 in$10,000—4
8 Jun 2001SubletteLightning———4
20 Apr 2001CarbonThunderstorm Wind75 mph$50,000—3
9 Jun 2001WestonTornadoF0——2
8 Jul 2001CrookLightning———2
28 May 2001CampbellFlash Flood—$400,000——
10 Jul 2001ParkFlash Flood—$400,000——
10 Apr 2001Forecast zoneBlizzard—$250,000——
9 Jul 2001CrookLightning—$250,000——
10 Apr 2001Forecast zoneBlizzard—$100,000——
21 Apr 2001Forecast zoneBlizzard—$100,000——
4 Jul 2001FremontWildfire—$70,000——
3 Jul 2001AlbanyHail1.75 in$50,000——
20 Apr 2001SweetwaterTornadoF1———
26 Jun 2001Big HornTornadoF0———
3 Jun 2001NatronaTornadoF0———
26 Jun 2001NatronaTornadoF0———
26 Jun 2001Big HornTornadoF1———
12 Jun 2001CampbellTornadoF0———
12 Jun 2001WestonTornadoF1———
12 Jun 2001CampbellTornadoF0———
12 Jun 2001CampbellTornadoF1———
3 Jun 2001PlatteTornadoF0———
12 Jun 2001NiobraraTornadoF0———
12 Jun 2001WestonTornadoF0———
10 Jul 2001Hot SpringsTornadoF2———
26 Jul 2001CampbellTornadoF0———
26 Jul 2001CampbellTornadoF0———
10 Jul 2001LincolnTornadoF1———

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 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
6 Sep 2001FM-2382Fire management assistanceFireWy - Mcfarland Divide Fire - 09/06/011
1 Aug 2001FM-2370Fire management assistanceFireWy- Elk Mountain Fire Complex - 08/01/011
26 Jul 2001FM-2367Fire management assistanceFireWy Wildfire -Green Knoll- July 23, 20011

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

1 NFIP claims, 0 of them paid, for $0.

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.