Wyoming, 1997

Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 1997

June 23, 1997 · NWS UNR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed over northeast Wyoming during the late evening hours and produced up to golfball size hail. No damage was reported from the hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 UNR wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed over northeast Wyoming during the late evening hours and produced up to golfball size hail. No damage was reported from the hail.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 238 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:52 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Campbell

When
June 23, 7:50 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Recluse
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.730, -105.700

Hail, Crook

When
June 23, 8:40 PM MST
Where
Crook County, 4 mi W of New Haven
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.750, -104.920

Hail, Crook

When
June 23, 8:45 PM MST
Where
Crook County, New Haven
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.750, -104.830

What these are

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

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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: 5603723, 5603724, 5603725.