Wyoming, 1997

Hail in Wyoming, July 19, 1997

July 19, 1997 · NWS RIW · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Funnel cloud moved slowly northwest to southeast.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RIW wrote it up.

Funnel cloud moved slowly northwest to southeast.

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:25 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fremont

When
July 19, 11:25 AM MST
Where
Fremont County, Dubois
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.530, -109.620

Funnel Cloud, Fremont

When
July 19, 1:20 PM MST to 1:35 PM MST
Where
Fremont County, 2 mi W of Dubois
Coordinates
43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5606804, 5606805.