NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Worland, 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 Worland, Wyoming since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 12
- 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 Worland
The strongest of the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on July 10, 2001; its path came within 17 miles. Of the 12, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on August 30, 2010. Worland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 48% of the 35 Wyoming cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1980, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Worland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 35 Wyoming cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Worland
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1980s3
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 4.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2009 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2009 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 2001 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1999 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 1999 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1997 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1987 | F0 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1987 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1985 | F0 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F0 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Worland
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Worland since 1980, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 8 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 July 1, 1998. The most recent report is from July 2, 2019. June has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Worland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Worland, WY, 1 mile north of Worland at 4,058 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 4°F. May is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 8.5 inches over 25 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 182 nights a year. That 8.5 inches is more than at 4 of the 32 Wyoming stations used on this site (13%). Thermopolis, 27 miles southwest, has its own station (Thermopolis, WY): 12.0 inches a year, 3.5 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 37 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 51 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 60 | 32 | 0.9 | 3 |
| May | 70 | 42 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 82 | 51 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Jul | 91 | 57 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Aug | 89 | 53 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 77 | 43 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Oct | 61 | 32 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 45 | 18 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 32 | 7 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Year | 60 | 31 | 8.5 | 25 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Worland, WY (4,058 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 Worland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 27 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Worland: 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $382,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on August 2, 2025.
March 7, 2014: flood 1 mile from the centre of Worland — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Ice jam flooding caused damage in Worland. Neighborhoods near the river north and south of the Highway 789 bridge reported flooding of some homes.”
February 10, 2017: flood in Worland — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Rapidly warming temperatures after a prolonged cold spell, rapidly melted snow in the Big Horn Basin. This, combined with the frozen Big Horn River breaking up, produced flooding in Washakie County, especially in the vicinity of Worland.”
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
Washakie County, which includes Worland, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 11, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washakie County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.1 million a year, the 19th highest of 23 Wyoming counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.7 million (76%), 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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