NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wilson, 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 Wilson, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Wilson
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on June 12, 2022; its path came within 18 miles. The most recent tornado was on October 15, 2025. Of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site, 86% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wilson. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 15 times since 1996, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 35 Wyoming cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wilson.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wilson
By decade
- 2020s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2022 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wilson
The Storm Prediction Center has 15 hail reports within 10 miles of Wilson since 1996, made on 12 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 14, 2006. The most recent report is from June 12, 2022. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wilson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jackson, WY, 6 miles southeast of Wilson at 6,210 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 41°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 6°F. May and December are the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 17.7 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 236 nights a year. Snowfall averages 78.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 17.7 inches is more than at 27 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (84%). Victor, ID, 16 miles northwest, has its own station (Alta 1 NNW, WY): 25.0 inches a year, 7.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 19.1 |
| Feb | 30 | 9 | 1.4 | 5 | 15.6 |
| Mar | 40 | 18 | 1.3 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 50 | 26 | 1.5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| May | 60 | 32 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 70 | 38 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 41 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 40 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 33 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 55 | 25 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 38 | 16 | 1.4 | 5 | 11.0 |
| Dec | 26 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 16.4 |
| Year | 52 | 24 | 17.7 | 53 | 78.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jackson, WY (6,210 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 Wilson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 25 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wilson: 18 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 2 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $541,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on July 6, 2013.
August 3, 2020: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Wilson — 11 injured.
NWS: “Early morning, high based showers developed over the Tetons and moved into the Jackson Valley. A downdraft off of one of the shower caused 3 balloons to crash to the ground south of Teton Village.”
July 3, 2019: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Wilson — 1 injured.
NWS: “A man was struck by lightning in the parking lot of the Jackson Hole airport. The man survived but suffered a broken nose and jaw as well as three broken ribs.”
July 24, 2023: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Wilson — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Hundreds of trees were downed in and around Wilson WY. Some trees landed on power lines, resulting in a loss of power for several hours in Wilson.”
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 Wilson's 2 ZIP codes have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $75,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 9 Wyoming cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Wilson.
Teton County, which includes Wilson, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2001, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Teton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.3 million a year, the 2nd highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.6 million (14%), 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 Wilson
- Jackson, WY6 mi
- Victor, ID16 mi
- Driggs, ID19 mi
- Tetonia, ID26 mi
- Thayne, WY39 mi
- Ashton, ID46 mi
- Sugar City, ID48 mi
- Iona, ID50 mi
- Rexburg, ID51 mi
- Saint Anthony, ID52 mi
- Rigby, ID52 mi
- Ammon, ID55 mi
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