Wyoming, 1998

Flash Flooding and Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998

July 2, 1998 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 212 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:54 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Campbell

When
July 2, 5:54 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.280, -105.480

Hail, Weston

When
July 2, 6:08 PM MST
Where
Weston County, 5 mi N of Four Corners
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.130, -104.130

Hail, Campbell

When
July 2, 6:20 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.280, -105.480

Flash Flood, Weston

When
July 2, 6:45 PM MST
Where
Weston County, Four Corners
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A STATIONARY STORM PRODUCED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN, CAUSING OIL CREEK TO FLOOD. OIL CREEK ROAD WAS WASHED OUT IN SEVERAL PLACES.

Flash Flood, Campbell

When
July 2, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, 18 mi SSW of Gillette
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

FLOOD WATERS COVERED HIGHWAY 5O BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 20.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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

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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: 5658304, 5658305, 5658306, 5658307, 5658308.