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Wyoming, 2023

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

1,002events recorded926 in 2022
3deaths recorded56 injuries
$6.7Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations13 NFIP claims, $151K paid
← 20222024 →

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

Wind352
Winter303
Hail249
Cold40
Flood32
Tornado22
Other3
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2023 was 1,002 against 926 in 2022.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2023
Laramie County63
Goshen County53
Crook County41
Platte County38
Campbell County36
Weston County33
Converse County25
Niobrara County24
Natrona County23
Fremont County19
Albany County17
Sheridan County12
Carbon County8
Johnson County8
Sweetwater County7
Uinta County7
Park County5
Sublette County5
Big Horn County4
Teton County4
Lincoln County3
Washakie County3
Hot Springs County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
28 Jan 2023Forecast zoneWinter Storm——140
23 Feb 2023Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
3 Jul 2023FremontThunderstorm Wind69 mph—1—
23 Jun 2023CampbellTornadoEF2——8
23 Nov 2023Forecast zoneHeavy Snow———4
22 Feb 2023Forecast zoneBlizzard———2
23 Jun 2023GoshenTornadoEF2$100,000—1
27 Jul 2023AlbanyLightning———1
23 Jun 2023FremontHail1.75 in$3,000,000——
15 Jun 2023NatronaFlash Flood—$2,866,000——
24 Jul 2023TetonThunderstorm Wind61 mph$250,000——
3 Jul 2023ParkThunderstorm Wind60 mph$200,000——
23 Jun 2023NatronaTornadoEF1$100,000——
20 Jul 2023LaramieFlash Flood—$60,000——
17 Jul 2023Forecast zoneStrong Wind49 mph$50,000——
27 May 2023AlbanyTornadoEF unrated———
27 May 2023LaramieTornadoEF unrated———
18 May 2023AlbanyTornadoEF unrated———
24 May 2023LaramieTornadoEF unrated———
21 Jun 2023GoshenTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023JohnsonTornadoEF0———
23 Jun 2023WestonTornadoEF0———
13 Jun 2023AlbanyTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023GoshenTornadoEF unrated———
26 Jun 2023LaramieTornadoEF1———
26 Jun 2023LaramieTornadoEF1———
22 Jun 2023PlatteTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023PlatteTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023GoshenTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023GoshenTornadoEF1———
26 Jun 2023LaramieTornadoEF0———
23 Jun 2023SweetwaterTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023NatronaTornadoEF unrated———
23 Jun 2023ConverseTornadoEF 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 2023

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
11 Sep 2023DR-4739Major disasterFloodFlooding1

Flood insurance claims with a 2023 date of loss

13 NFIP claims, 7 of them paid, for $151,231.

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.