Laramie County tornado history

123 tornadoes touched Laramie County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 16, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 42 people.

123tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 42 injured

30.2 milongest path · 1971

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F074

(E)F135

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated6

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 16, 1979	F3	8.8 mi	80 yd	40	1
Apr 23, 1960	F3	17.2 mi	33 yd	1	0
Jun 12, 2017	EF2	15 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 24, 1990	F2	5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 18, 2010	EF2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 2018	EF2	1 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 29, 1976	F2	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 29, 1976	F2	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1971	F1	30.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 29, 1980	F1	14.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1962	F1	9.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1956	F1	7.4 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 12, 2025	EF1	2.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 26, 2023	EF1	3.6 mi	1,000 yd
Jun 26, 2023	EF1	3.5 mi	1,000 yd
Jun 26, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 27, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 11, 2019	unrated	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 6, 2019	unrated	0.4 mi	30 yd
Jul 29, 2018	EF0	1 mi	75 yd
Jul 29, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 19, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 19, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd

Deadliest: Jul 16, 1979, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Kimball County, NE60 Banner County, NE30 Weld County, CO285 Goshen County, WY87 Platte County, WY50 Albany County, WY32 Larimer County, CO33 Scotts Bluff County, NE67

Questions

How many tornadoes has Laramie County, Wyoming had?

123 tornadoes touched Laramie County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Laramie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 16, 1979, with an 8.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Laramie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (40 of 123). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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