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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cheyenne, WY

Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Cheyenne, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
78

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
2

1 deaths in all

What the records show for Cheyenne

The highest rating among the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 16, 1979, came within 1 mile. Of the 78, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on June 12, 2025. Cheyenne has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 507 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Cheyenne has more hail reports within 10 miles than any other of the 35 Wyoming cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cheyenne

By decade

  • 2020s4
  • 2010s20
  • 2000s7
  • 1990s19
  • 1980s10
  • 1970s14(1 EF3+)
  • 1960s1(1 EF3+)
  • 1950s3
Strongest tornadoes near Cheyenne, Wyoming
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jul 16, 1979F31 mi8.8 mi1 / 40
Apr 23, 1960F313 mi17.2 mi0 / 1
May 27, 2018EF215 mi1 mi0 / 0
Jun 12, 2017EF224 mi14.98 mi0 / 0
May 18, 2010EF224 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
May 29, 1976F212 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Jun 12, 2025EF116 mi2.2 mi0 / 0
May 23, 2008EF19 mi2.66 mi0 / 0
May 22, 2008EF19 mi0.7 mi0 / 0
Jun 18, 1997F13 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
May 15, 1991F111 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
May 24, 1990F120 mi1 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Cheyenne

The Storm Prediction Center has 507 hail reports within 10 miles of Cheyenne since 1955, made on 210 separate days. Of these, 402 were 1 inch across or larger, and 39 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 26, 2019. The most recent report is from August 1, 2025. July has the most reports, 201.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

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Weather by month in Cheyenne

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cheyenne, WY, 3 miles southeast of Cheyenne at 6,128 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 56°F; December is the coolest, at 39°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 15.5 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 62.9 inches a year, most of it in April. That 15.5 inches is more than at 23 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (72%). Wellington, CO, 30 miles south, has its own station (Fort Collins 4 E, CO): 14.8 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 84°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Cheyenne, WY
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan40180.416.3
Feb41180.529.0
Mar49251.039.7
Apr55311.8411.3
May64402.463.4
Jun77492.250.0
Jul84562.150.0
Aug82541.540.0
Sep73461.541.0
Oct59341.035.9
Nov48250.627.5
Dec39180.528.8
Year593515.54062.9

Averages for 1991–2020 at Cheyenne, WY (6,128 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Cheyenne

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 126 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cheyenne: 79 thunderstorm wind reports, 37 flash floods, 9 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on August 12, 1997. July has had the most flash floods, 22 of 37. Of the 24 Wyoming cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 23 have had fewer than Cheyenne.

  • July 27, 2023: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Cheyenne — 1 injured.

    NWS: “S. Air Force was struck by lightning while outdoors on the grounds at Francis E.”

  • June 25, 2026: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Cheyenne — $1.0 million damage.

    NWS: “NWS Employee sent photos of a derailed train with about 40 cars loaded with shipping containers on their side. Near exit 4 on I-25.”

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.

Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings

Flood insurance policyholders in Cheyenne's 3 ZIP codes have filed 190 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $969,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1985: 77 claims (41% of all) and $599,000. 41% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 9 Wyoming cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 8 have fewer than Cheyenne.

Flood insurance claims in Cheyenne by named event
EventClaimsPaid
Flooding198577$599,000

Laramie County, which includes Cheyenne, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1979, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire, 1 flood, 1 tornado). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Laramie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $41.8 million a year, the highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.3 million (32%), is from inland flooding.

Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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