Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, May 24, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, May 24, 1990
Start: 1990-05-24T14:19
End: 1990-05-24T21:05
Location: Wyoming

May 24, 1990 · 22 events in 5 counties and zones

16 tornado, 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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.

Event by event

16 tornado, 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fremont

When: May 24, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Fremont County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.830, -108.770

Hail, Platte

When: May 24, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Platte County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.120, -105.050

Hail, Laramie

When: May 24, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.600, -105.070

Tornado, Platte

When: May 24, 2:10 PM MST
Where: Platte County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 42.120, -105.050

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 2:45 PM MST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.420, -104.970

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 2:55 PM MST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.630, -104.820

Tornado, Goshen

When: May 24, 3:05 PM MST
Where: Goshen County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.770, -104.580

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 3:10 PM MST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.470, -104.820

Hail, Laramie

When: May 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.430, -104.420

Tornado, Campbell

When: May 24, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Campbell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.720, -105.600

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.420, -104.170

Tornado, Campbell

When: May 24, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Campbell County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 43.830, -105.300

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 4:55 PM MST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.430, -104.420

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 5:10 PM MST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.500, -104.350

Hail, Laramie

When: May 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.420, -104.100

Tornado, Campbell

When: May 24, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Campbell County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.720, -105.930

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 41.200, -104.250

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 41.230, -104.370

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 41.170, -104.330

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 41.250, -104.070

Tornado, Laramie

When: May 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 41.120, -104.070

Hail, Laramie

When: May 24, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Laramie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -104.070

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10160650, 10160651, 10160652, 10160649, 10160653, 10160654, 10160655, 10160869, 10160872, 10160873, 10160874, 10160875, 10160870, 10160871, 10160876, 10160877, 10160878, 10160879, 10160880, 10160881, 10160882, 10160883.