Wyoming, 1998

Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, June 13, 1998

June 13, 1998 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
$20,000
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.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Crook

When
June 13, 3:30 PM MST to 3:37 PM MST
Where
Crook County, Sundance to 9 mi SE of Sundance
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.300, -104.250

Damage was sustained to a three car garage, several bam roofs, several campers, and a home satellite dish.

Hail, Crook

When
June 13, 3:30 PM MST to 3:35 PM MST
Where
Crook County, 9 mi SE of Sundance
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.300, -104.250

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5653024, 5653025.