County Hazards

States › Wyoming › 2003

Wyoming, 2003

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

360events recorded334 in 2002
4deaths recorded7 injuries
$17Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations3 NFIP claims, $23K paid
← 20022004 →

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

Winter164
Hail116
Wind37
Fog15
Wildfire12
Flood5
Other5
Tornado4
Lightning2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2003 was 360 against 334 in 2002.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2003
Laramie County31
Campbell County30
Fremont County19
Crook County17
Platte County13
Natrona County11
Goshen County9
Johnson County6
Park County6
Teton County6
Niobrara County5
Weston County4
Sweetwater County3
Washakie County3
Albany County2
Carbon County2
Uinta County2
Lincoln County1
Sublette County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
29 Oct 2003Forecast zoneWinter Storm——2—
26 Jul 2003TetonLightning——15
16 Jun 2003SubletteLightning——11
21 Jun 2003CampbellHail2.75 in$17,000,000——
29 Aug 2003Forecast zoneWinter Storm———1
17 Mar 2003Forecast zoneBlizzard—$100,000——
15 Jul 2003CampbellThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
19 Jun 2003JohnsonFlash Flood—$60,000——
10 Nov 2003PlatteHigh Wind84 mph$50,000——
8 Sep 2003NatronaTornadoF0———
21 Jun 2003CampbellTornadoF0———
24 Jun 2003SweetwaterTornadoF0———
21 Jun 2003CampbellTornadoF0———

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 2003

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
20 Nov 2003FM-2512Fire management assistanceFireWy - Tongue River Wildfire - 11/19/20031

Flood insurance claims with a 2003 date of loss

3 NFIP claims, 2 of them paid, for $22,628.

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.