Storms in Wyoming in 1978
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Wyoming in 1978, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Wyoming in 1978 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 54
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $1.3 million
- Episodes
- 32
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 21 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1978
May 1978
- Tornadoes in Wyoming, May 16, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, May 17, 1978
- Tornadoes in Wyoming, May 18, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, May 22, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, May 23, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, May 27, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, May 29, 1978
June 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, June 6, 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, June 8, 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, June 15, 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, June 16, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, June 18, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 24, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, June 29, 1978
July 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, July 4, 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, July 9, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 11, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 16, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 18, 1978
- Hail in Wyoming, July 19, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, July 20, 1978
- Tornado in Wyoming, July 21, 1978
- Tornadoes in Wyoming, July 28, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, July 31, 1978
August 1978
More
Every year in WyomingEvery state in 1978Tornadoes in Wyoming in 197819771979
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.