Wyoming, 2001

Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 27, 2001

August 27, 2001 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 7:15 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 7:15 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
815 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2001

CURRENT SURFACE MAP HAS HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
DAKOTAS/MINNESOTA...WITH WEAK LOW OVER EASTERN WYOMING. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY INDICATES SHORTWAVE TROF MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING. SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER EASTERN
WYOMING IN AREA OF BEST INSTABILITY. 00Z RUC CONTINUES TREND OF 18Z
ETA...WITH BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE BLACK
HILLS AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES.

.UNR...NONE.

KC

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 212 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
August 27, 8:30 PM MST
Where
Campbell County, Gillette
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
44.283, -105.483

Thunderstorm wind gusts blew over a fifth-wheel trailer. Four injuries (direct) occurred to the four occupants of the trailer. The injured people were treated and released from a local hospital. The trailer was not tied, or had it's wheels blocked, and awnings were extended. The trailer landed on an auto parked beside it.

What these are

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.

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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: 5265952.