Platte County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Platte County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 27, 1955).

50tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 5 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)F030

(E)F110

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated8

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 27, 1955	F3	2 mi	100 yd	3
Jun 7, 2012	EF2	20.6 mi	200 yd	1
Jun 8, 1971	F1	30.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 18, 1986	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 2, 1991	F1	1 mi	90 yd	0
Jul 14, 1994	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 18, 1987	F1	0.8 mi	13 yd	1
Jun 14, 1962	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 4, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 20, 1977	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 20, 1977	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 23, 2023	unrated	—	50 yd	0
Jun 22, 2023	unrated	3.1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 10, 2019	unrated	4.8 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 10, 2019	unrated	8.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 4, 2019	unrated	—	10 yd	0
Jul 4, 2019	unrated	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 28, 2018	unrated	3.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2018	unrated	2.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 2014	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 22, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 7, 2012	EF2	20.6 mi	200 yd	1
May 18, 2012	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0

How many tornadoes has Platte County, Wyoming had?

50 tornadoes touched Platte County, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Platte County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 27, 1955, with a 2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Platte County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (26 of 50). 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).