NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wheatland, 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 Wheatland, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 42 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 42
- 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 Wheatland
The strongest of the 42 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 27, 1955; its path came within 11 miles. Of the 42, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 23, 2023. Wheatland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 124 times since 1968, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Wheatland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 35 Wyoming cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wheatland
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s9
- 2000s7
- 1990s13
- 1980s6
- 1970s3
- 1960s2
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1955 | F3 | 11 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 7, 2012 | EF2 | 1 mi | 20.57 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 14, 1994 | F1 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1991 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1986 | F1 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1977 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1977 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 1976 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1964 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1962 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2014 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2013 | EF0 | 6 mi | 0.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 42, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wheatland
The Storm Prediction Center has 124 hail reports within 10 miles of Wheatland since 1968, made on 74 separate days. Of these, 97 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.25 inches, was reported on 2 days, most recently June 12, 2017. The most recent report is from May 18, 2025. June has the most reports, 64.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wheatland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wheatland 4 N, WY, 7 miles northeast of Wheatland at 4,638 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 14.1 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 44 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 153 nights a year. Snowfall averages 39.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 14.1 inches is more than at 20 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (63%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 17 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 45 | 17 | 0.4 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 55 | 24 | 0.7 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 62 | 30 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.4 |
| May | 71 | 39 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 83 | 48 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 54 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 52 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 43 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 66 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 52 | 24 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Dec | 43 | 16 | 0.4 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Year | 65 | 33 | 14.1 | 35 | 39.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wheatland 4 N, WY (4,638 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 Wheatland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wheatland: 22 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 3 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $16,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 7, 2012. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 24 Wyoming cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Wheatland.
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
Platte County, which includes Wheatland, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2000, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Platte County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.9 million a year, the 20th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (44%), 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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