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Wyoming, 2010

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

982events recorded651 in 2009
6deaths recorded32 injuries
$61Mproperty damage (estimates)$124K crop damage
1disaster declarations21 NFIP claims, $39K paid
← 20092011 →

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

Wind384
Winter337
Hail181
Other22
Tornado20
Flood17
Cold10
Lightning8
Wildfire3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2010 was 982 against 651 in 2009.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2010
Laramie County65
Campbell County57
Crook County44
Goshen County28
Platte County26
Weston County26
Niobrara County20
Sheridan County12
Big Horn County10
Johnson County10
Albany County9
Natrona County9
Sweetwater County8
Uinta County8
Carbon County6
Park County6
Washakie County6
Fremont County5
Converse County4
Lincoln County3
Sublette County3
Hot Springs County2
Teton County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
21 Jul 2010TetonLightning——117
6 Jan 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
21 Feb 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
6 Feb 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
20 Jun 2010ParkLightning——1—
11 Jul 2010SheridanLightning——1—
1 Jun 2010TetonLightning———9
26 May 2010CampbellHail1.75 in$46,000,000——
4 Jun 2010FremontFlood—$12,000,000——
30 Mar 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
30 Jun 2010CampbellLightning———1
13 Feb 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
6 Feb 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
7 Dec 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
19 Dec 2010Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
19 Jul 2010CrookHail1.75 in$800,000——
19 Jul 2010WestonHail2.00 in$700,000——
6 Jun 2010LincolnThunderstorm Wind81 mph$350,000——
22 Jun 2010CrookThunderstorm Wind77 mph$200,000——
19 Jul 2010CampbellThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150,000——
22 Jun 2010WestonThunderstorm Wind85 mph$100,000——
19 Jul 2010CampbellHail4.25 in$100,000——
21 Jul 2010WestonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$75,000——
30 Aug 2010WashakieTornadoEF1$70,000——
18 May 2010LaramieThunderstorm Wind90 mph$50,000——
18 May 2010LaramieTornadoEF2$50,000——
30 Jun 2010Big HornThunderstorm Wind75 mph$50,000——
24 Oct 2010Forecast zoneHigh Wind60 mph$50,000——
30 Aug 2010WashakieThunderstorm Wind85 mph$50,000——
22 Jun 2010CrookThunderstorm Wind72 mph$50,000——
3 Aug 2010CampbellTornadoEF0$1,000——
20 Jun 2010ConverseTornadoEF0———
20 Jun 2010PlatteTornadoEF0———
4 Jul 2010PlatteTornadoEF0———
4 Jul 2010LaramieTornadoEF0———
4 Jul 2010LaramieTornadoEF0———
21 May 2010PlatteTornadoEF0———
18 May 2010LaramieTornadoEF0———
18 May 2010LaramieTornadoEF0———
18 May 2010LaramieTornadoEF0———

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 2010

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
14 Jul 2010DR-1923Major disasterFloodFlooding2

Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss

21 NFIP claims, 8 of them paid, for $38,542.

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.