NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Laramie, 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 Laramie, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 22
- 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 Laramie
The strongest of the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on June 6, 2018; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 22, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. May and June have had the most tornadoes, 7 each. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Laramie has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1978, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Laramie has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 35 Wyoming cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Laramie
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s5(1 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1980s2
- 1970s4
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2018 | EF3 | 13 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2018 | EF2 | 10 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF2 | 6 mi | 25.13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF1 | 12 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2019 | EF1 | 17 mi | 3.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1979 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1974 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2015 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2002 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2002 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 24, 2002 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1996 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Laramie
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Laramie since 1978, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently June 29, 2023. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Laramie
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Laramie Regional Airport, WY, 2 miles north of Laramie at 7,266 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 33°F and 10°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 212 nights a year. That 10.4 inches is more than at 9 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (28%). Livermore, CO, 31 miles southeast, has its own station (Virginia Dale 7 ENE, CO): 17.5 inches a year, 7.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 36 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 45 | 19 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 51 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 |
| May | 62 | 33 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 74 | 42 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Jul | 81 | 49 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Aug | 79 | 47 | 1.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 70 | 39 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Oct | 56 | 28 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 43 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Dec | 33 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | 55 | 28 | 10.4 | 32 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Laramie Regional Airport, WY (7,266 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 Laramie
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 36 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Laramie: 26 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $34,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 27, 2017. Of the 24 Wyoming cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 17 have had fewer than Laramie.
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 Laramie's 2 ZIP codes have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $122,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 9 Wyoming cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 2 have fewer than Laramie.
Albany County, which includes Laramie, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2002, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Albany County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.1 million a year, the 8th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (36%), 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 Laramie
- Livermore, CO31 mi
- Cheyenne, WY44 mi
- Laporte, CO50 mi
- Wellington, CO50 mi
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- Fort Collins, CO59 mi
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- Timnath, CO64 mi
- Estes Park, CO64 mi
- Loveland, CO68 mi
- Windsor, CO69 mi
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