NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rawlins, 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 Rawlins, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Rawlins
The strongest of the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 29, 1964; its path came within 5 miles. Of the 8, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 17, 2021. Of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Rawlins. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2002, with stones of 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 35 Wyoming cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Rawlins.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Rawlins
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1964 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1997 | F0 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1997 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1995 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1982 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1982 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 1979 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | Unrated | 15 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Rawlins
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Rawlins, from August 12, 2002: 0.88 inches (nickel size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rawlins
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rawlins Municipal Airport, WY, 13 miles southeast of Rawlins at 6,736 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 51°F; December is the coolest, at 31°F and 13°F. May is the wettest at 1.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 9.2 inches over 28 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 192 nights a year. That 9.2 inches is more than at 5 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (16%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Feb | 34 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 45 | 22 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 54 | 27 | 1.3 | 4 |
| May | 64 | 36 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Jun | 77 | 43 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Jul | 85 | 51 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Aug | 83 | 49 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Sep | 72 | 41 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Oct | 57 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 42 | 21 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 31 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Year | 56 | 30 | 9.2 | 28 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rawlins Municipal Airport, WY (6,736 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Carbon County, which includes Rawlins, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2011, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carbon County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.4 million a year, the 10th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (50%), 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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