NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pinedale, 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 Pinedale, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Pinedale
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 4, 2016, came within 24 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2024. Of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pinedale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 35 Wyoming cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pinedale.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pinedale
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 1990s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2016 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1975 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1997 | F0 | 9 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1962 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pinedale
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Pinedale since 1997, made on 2 separate days. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on August 12, 1997. The most recent report is from July 24, 2005.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pinedale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pinedale, WY, in Pinedale at 7,210 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 43°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 2°F. May is the wettest at 1.9 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 11.9 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 254 nights a year. Snowfall averages 76.1 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.9 inches is more than at 13 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (41%). Big Piney, 26 miles southwest, has its own station (Big Piney Marbleton Airport, WY): 7.6 inches a year, 4.3 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 13.2 |
| Feb | 31 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 12.5 |
| Mar | 41 | 14 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Apr | 51 | 23 | 1.1 | 4 | 8.2 |
| May | 61 | 30 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 71 | 38 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 80 | 43 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 40 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 33 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 55 | 24 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 40 | 13 | 0.6 | 3 | 10.1 |
| Dec | 29 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 13.5 |
| Year | 53 | 22 | 11.9 | 37 | 76.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pinedale, WY (7,210 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 Pinedale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pinedale: 13 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $89,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 68 mph, on June 20, 2026.
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
Sublette County, which includes Pinedale, has been named in 4 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sublette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.1 million a year, the 15th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (34%), 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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