Wyoming, 1993

Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, August 19, 1993

August 19, 1993 · 9 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Goshen

When
August 19, 1:20 AM MST
Where
Goshen County, The East Edge of Chey to Torrington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.088, -104.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The police department reported golfball-size hail along with hail during the early morning hours.

Hail, Johnson

When
August 19, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Johnson County, Buffalo
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Campbell

When
August 19, 2:54 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A rancher east of Gillette reported a tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a building and ripping a roof off a barn. No injuries with this storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
August 19, 2:54 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette Airport
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A rancher east of Gillette reported a tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a building and ripping a roof off a barn. No injuries with this storm.

Tornado, Campbell

When
August 19, 3:20 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
44.280, -105.350

A rancher east of Gillette reported a tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a building and ripping a roof off a barn. No injuries with this storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crook

When
August 19, 3:50 PM MST
Where
Crook County, Moorcroft
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crook

When
August 19, 4:08 PM MST
Where
Crook County, Moorcroft
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When
August 19, 4:08 PM MST
Where
Johnson County, Kaycee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Goshen

When
August 19, 5:13 PM MST
Where
Goshen County, Fort Laramie
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.088, -104.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered thunderstorms brought hail and gusty winds to much of eastern Wyoming during the afternoon.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

More

Every storm in Wyoming in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Wyoming, 1993Warnings in Wyoming, August 1993

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: 10357155, 10357208, 10357107, 10357108, 10357109, 10357135, 10357136, 10357209, 10357156.