Carbon County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Carbon County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 2, 1976).

17tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
7.7 milongest path · 1966
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F15
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 2, 1976F22.5 mi433 yd00
Jun 15, 1966F17.7 mi200 yd00
Jul 20, 1958F11.9 mi33 yd00
Jul 15, 1967F11.3 mi800 yd00
Jun 6, 2020EF11.2 mi600 yd00
May 29, 1964F10.5 mi33 yd00
Jun 9, 1960F01 mi33 yd00
Jun 14, 1982F01 mi17 yd00
Aug 10, 1997F01 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 2015EF01 mi30 yd00
May 25, 1995F00.5 mi40 yd00
Aug 14, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 17, 2021unrated0.3 mi20 yd00
Jun 6, 2020EF11.2 mi600 yd00
Jun 15, 2015EF01 mi30 yd00
Aug 10, 1997F01 mi10 yd00
Jun 8, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 6, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1995F00.5 mi40 yd00
Jun 14, 1982F01 mi17 yd00
Jun 14, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 14, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 2, 1976F22.5 mi433 yd00

Nearby counties

Albany County, WY32Jackson County, CO3Routt County, CO3Natrona County, WY39Sweetwater County, WY26Moffat County, CO7Larimer County, CO33Platte County, WY50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carbon County, Wyoming had?

17 tornadoes touched Carbon County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Carbon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 2, 1976, with a 2.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Carbon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 17). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).