NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Douglas, 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 Douglas, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Douglas
The strongest of the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on July 28, 2018; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 32, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Douglas has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 7 times since 2013, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 35 Wyoming cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Douglas.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Douglas
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s4(1 EF3+)
- 2000s2
- 1990s9
- 1980s6
- 1970s8
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2018 | EF3 | 21 mi | 4.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1984 | F1 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1982 | F1 | 12 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 20, 1977 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1965 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 19, 2019 | EF0 | 20 mi | 12.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2015 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2010 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 2006 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 2005 | F0 | in town | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1999 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1998 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 32, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Douglas
The Storm Prediction Center has 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Douglas since 2013. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 25, 2022, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Douglas
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Douglas Converse Co Airport, WY, 10 miles south of Douglas at 4,929 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 12°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 43 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 189 nights a year. That 11.3 inches is more than at 12 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (38%). Glenrock, 29 miles west, has its own station (Casper Wwtp, WY): 13.6 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 40 | 14 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 50 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 58 | 30 | 1.6 | 4 |
| May | 67 | 39 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 80 | 48 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Jul | 89 | 55 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 87 | 53 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Sep | 77 | 43 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Oct | 61 | 30 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Nov | 48 | 20 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | 61 | 31 | 11.3 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Douglas Converse Co Airport, WY (4,929 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 Douglas
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Douglas: 17 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on June 25, 2012.
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
Converse County, which includes Douglas, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Converse County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.7 million a year, the 12th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.7 million (48%), 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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Cities near Douglas
- Glenrock, WY29 mi
- Evansville, WY41 mi
- Casper, WY51 mi
- Wheatland, WY64 mi
- Newcastle, WY72 mi
- Gillette, WY81 mi
- Torrington, WY82 mi
- Hot Springs, SD99 mi
- Custer, SD105 mi
- Mitchell, NE106 mi
- Moorcroft, WY107 mi
- Sundance, WY111 mi
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