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Wyoming, 2021

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

946events recorded1,024 in 2020
5deaths recorded2 injuries
$3.0Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations2 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 20202022 →

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

Wind512
Winter233
Hail111
Heat33
Cold29
Flood15
Other8
Drought2
Wildfire2
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2021 was 946 against 1,024 in 2020.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2021
Laramie County50
Goshen County31
Weston County26
Niobrara County20
Campbell County17
Albany County10
Carbon County10
Sheridan County10
Crook County9
Uinta County9
Fremont County7
Platte County5
Sweetwater County4
Johnson County3
Sublette County3
Washakie County3
Big Horn County2
Converse County2
Lincoln County2
Natrona County2
Teton County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
15 Nov 2021Forecast zoneWildfire—$2,000,0001—
18 Feb 2021Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
22 Feb 2021Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
17 Feb 2021Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
14 Mar 2021Forecast zoneBlizzard——1—
9 Apr 2021Forecast zoneWinter Weather———1
31 Jan 2021Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
28 Jul 2021SweetwaterFlash Flood—$750,000——
10 Jun 2021Forecast zoneHigh Wind84 mph$50,000——
11 Dec 2021Forecast zoneHigh Wind87 mph$50,000——
17 May 2021CarbonTornadoEF unrated———

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 2021

No declaration touching Wyoming was made in 2021.

Flood insurance claims with a 2021 date of loss

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

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.