NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Thayne, 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 Thayne, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Thayne
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F1 on July 24, 1980; its path came within 16 miles. Of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site, 91% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Thayne. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 35 Wyoming cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Thayne.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Thayne
By decade
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 1980 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Thayne
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Thayne since 1997. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 15, 2015. The most recent report is from July 10, 2016. June and July have the most reports, 4 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Thayne
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bedford 3 SE, WY, 7 miles southeast of Thayne at 6,355 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 6°F. May is the wettest at 3.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 25.3 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 238 nights a year. That 25.3 inches is more than at 31 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (97%). Afton, 20 miles south, has its own station (Afton, WY): 17.8 inches a year, 7.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 6 | 2.5 | 8 |
| Feb | 33 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 42 | 16 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Apr | 50 | 23 | 2.3 | 7 |
| May | 61 | 32 | 3.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 71 | 37 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 80 | 43 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 79 | 41 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Sep | 70 | 34 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 56 | 26 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 40 | 16 | 2.1 | 7 |
| Dec | 28 | 7 | 2.1 | 8 |
| Year | 53 | 24 | 25.3 | 75 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bedford 3 SE, WY (6,355 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 Thayne
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Thayne: 8 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $528,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 6, 2010.
June 6, 2010: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Thayne — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “Several hundred trees were downed on hillsides bordering a forest service road in Willow Creek Canyon east of Turnerville. The trees completely blocked passage of vehicles and individuals to the area.”
June 25, 2011: flood 2 miles from the centre of Thayne — $167,000 damage.
NWS: “Active snowmelt in the Salt River Range caused a flood along a normally dry ditch in Star Valley Ranch. The narrow drainage near Prater Canyon brought enough water to wash out part of a road and three culverts.”
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
Lincoln County, which includes Thayne, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 fire, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.0 million a year, the 9th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.4 million (24%), 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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