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Wyoming, 2011

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

936events recorded982 in 2010
10deaths recorded18 injuries
$5.6Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.4M crop damage
1disaster declarations22 NFIP claims, $188K paid
← 20102012 →

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

Wind474
Winter216
Hail163
Flood52
Other23
Tornado7
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 936 against 982 in 2010.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2011
Laramie County81
Goshen County43
Crook County36
Campbell County25
Weston County24
Platte County18
Sheridan County15
Natrona County12
Niobrara County12
Fremont County10
Lincoln County10
Big Horn County9
Carbon County6
Converse County6
Albany County5
Park County5
Washakie County5
Sublette County4
Hot Springs County3
Johnson County3
Sweetwater County2
Teton County2
Uinta County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
19 Jul 2011CarbonFlash Flood——42
16 Apr 2011Forecast zoneAvalanche——2—
21 Dec 2011Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$25,00013
21 Dec 2011Forecast zoneWinter Weather——1—
11 Feb 2011Forecast zoneHigh Wind82 mph—1—
31 Dec 2011Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
31 Dec 2011Forecast zoneHigh Wind76 mph——7
11 Jun 2011GoshenThunderstorm Wind70 mph——2
29 May 2011Forecast zoneAvalanche———2
15 Mar 2011Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
24 Feb 2011Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
24 Jun 2011FremontFlood—$415,000——
1 Jul 2011FremontFlood—$100,000——
24 Jun 2011Big HornFlood—$440,000——
20 May 2011SheridanFlood—$520,000——
14 May 2011Forecast zoneDebris Flow—$500,000——
22 Jul 2011Big HornFlood—$351,500——
28 Jun 2011Big HornFlood—$300,000——
6 Oct 2011WestonThunderstorm Wind75 mph$250,000——
2 Jul 2011WestonHail1.75 in$250,000——
18 Apr 2011Forecast zoneDebris Flow—$237,000——
13 Jun 2011FremontLightning—$200,000——
24 Jun 2011Big HornFlood—$150,000——
15 May 2011LincolnFlood—$50,000——
25 Jun 2011LincolnFlood—$167,000——
10 Jun 2011Forecast zoneDebris Flow—$165,000——
9 May 2011WestonFlash Flood—$163,000——
24 Jun 2011ParkFlood—$160,000——
28 Jun 2011Big HornFlood—$145,000——
27 Jul 2011CrookHail1.75 in$100,000——
29 Jun 2011WashakieFlood—$100,000——
12 Jun 2011CampbellHail1.25 in$100,000——
2 Jul 2011LincolnFlood—$75,000——
1 Jul 2011Big HornFlood—$50,000——
14 Jun 2011Forecast zoneDebris Flow—$50,000——
12 Feb 2011Forecast zoneHigh Wind122 mph$50,000——
1 Jul 2011SubletteFlood—$50,000——
15 Aug 2011LincolnHail1.00 in$50,000——
8 Jul 2011CrookThunderstorm Wind70 mph$50,000——
24 May 2011WestonFlash Flood—$50,000——

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 2011

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
22 Jul 2011DR-4007Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides15

Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss

22 NFIP claims, 17 of them paid, for $188,279.

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.