Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, June 17, 2025

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, June 17, 2025
Start: 2025-06-17T11:13
End: 2025-06-17T15:12
Location: Wyoming

June 17, 2025 · NWS CYS · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

Following the nocturnal convection the night/morning of June 16/17, another round of severe storms developed early in the afternoon on June 17. Hail, wind, and tornadoes were reported with these storms.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 CYS wrote it up.

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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 17, 10:49 AM MST, 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase for Monday and Tuesday with continued potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.
Expect a cool down for Tuesday before a warming and drying trend takes over Wednesday through Saturday. Near record high temperatures are possible on Friday and Saturday.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 10:49 AM MST, 24 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1149 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase for Monday
  and Tuesday with continued potential for scattered strong to
  severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.

- Expect a cool down for Tuesday before a warming and drying
  trend takes over Wednesday through Saturday. Near record high
  temperatures are possible on Friday and Saturday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 246 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

Active and stormy weather continues today with yet another round of
afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms expected to begin in the
next few hours. The axis of a strong upper level ridge remains over
the area with southwest flow to our west continuing to advect a
train of shortwave troughs inland from the Pacific. While deeper
Pacific moisture is beginning to stream in aloft, dry air remains
fairly entrenched as a deep mixed layer over Carbon and Albany
counties, and an elevated dry layer over the High Plains. Inverted-v
soundings west of the Laramie range will lead to another potential
for gusty showers producing winds of 50 to 70 MPH with decent
moisture mass moving in aloft. Cloud bases at above 500-mb are well-
above the freezing level and suggest the continued potential for
very strong winds through the early evening hours. Further east, the
setup is very similar to the last several days with plentiful
moisture in a shallow near surface layer, indicated by dewpoints in
the upper 50s to low 60s for most of the Nebraska panhandle and
parts of eastern Wyoming along and north of the North Platte River
Valley. Still, RAP soundings indicate the dry air layer is still
present aloft mainly between 500 and 700-mb. This is contributing
strong CIN once again for most of the High Plains. The cap appears
to be a little bit stronger than it was 24 hours ago with the
strongest values generally in far eastern Wyoming. The cap is
slightly weaker in the stretch from about Sidney to Alliance. While
this suggests higher probabilities for a low-end scenario to
play out today, we have the added player of more potent forcing
compared to the last several days. A stronger shortwave trough
approaching from the west will increase overrunning lift, which
should help add lift and moisture to the dry layer and thus
gradually erode the cap. Forecast models indicate the dry layer
should be sufficiently weak by about 5 to 6PM to allow a few
updrafts to break through. All together, there is a little
higher uncertainty today regarding the severe weather potential,
but storms that manage to get going will have access to a
potent severe weather environment and thus be capable of
producing large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps an isolated
tornado. Lapse rates remain very steep along with plentiful (but
capped) instability, and the strongest vertical wind shear we
have seen over the last few days.

After about 9PM, the mid-level dry layer will be gone, but a surface
cool front will aggressively push westward as  surface high pressure
settles in to our north and northeast. This will probably close the
window for surface based convection, but we may still see elevated
convection continuing well into the evening thanks to the steady
isentropic lift overtop areas of frontogenesis. This looks most
favorable along and north of the US-20 corridor, but we could see
scattered showers and/or isolated thunderstorms almost anywhere.
Retained low end (20 to 30%) PoPs throughout the night and into
Tuesday morning to account for this.

Active and stormy weather will continue for Tuesday, but with a much
different overall setup compared to the last few days. Capping will
not be much of an issue tomorrow. Instead, we will have moist
soundings across nearly the entire atmospheric profile, pushing
precipitable water to near the climatological 90th percentile. With
cooler temperatures in place, expect weaker instability and more
modest lapse rates with marginal shear. However, decent forcing and
plentiful moisture should still allow for scattered to numerous
showers and thunderstorms to develop in the late morning to early
afternoon hours. Convective parameters are expected to be sufficient
to support some strong to severe thunderstorms. A few hi-res models
suggest the possibility for storms to linearize, which suggests a
strong wind threat. Large hail is also possible, but the more modest
lapse rates and saturated soundings point slightly more towards
larger amounts of small hail and/or rainfall.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 246 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

Wednesday...Northwest flow aloft prevails, and with the low and mid
levels drying out and warming temperatures aloft providing
convective inhibition, no showers or thunderstorms are expected.
Maximum temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Thursday...Zonal flow develops and with warm temperatures aloft and
relatively dry low and mid levels, dry conditions will continue. 700
mb temperatures near 13 Celsius will yield high temperatures from
the mid 80s to mid 90s.

Friday-Sunday...The flow aloft backs to southwest. With dry low and
mid levels and warm temperatures aloft, dry weather will continue.
Highs from the upper 80s to near 100 degrees Friday and Saturday,
with a bit cooler temperatures for Sunday as 700 mb temperatures
lower to near 16 Celsius.

Monday...After a cold frontal passage, and 700 mb temperatures near
12 Celsius, high temperatures will be cooler, in the mid 60s to mid
70s. Looks like enough low and mid level moisture to produce
isolated late day showers and thunderstorms.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1144 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

Showers are popping up across the terminals with thunderstorms
near KLAR. These thunderstorms are expected to last until 01z
for the Wyoming terminals and 04z for the Nebraska Terminals.
Clouds ceilings are expected to almost clear after the
thunderstorms have passed. Wednesday morning should be clear and
with no thunderstorms expected tomorrow. Conditions should
remain VFR all day tomorrow after 12z.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...None.
NE...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...MN
LONG TERM...RUBIN
AVIATION...MM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:20 AM MST, 7 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
420 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-181030-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
420 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

- Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase Tuesday
  with continued potential for scattered strong to severe
  thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

- A warming and drying trend takes over Wednesday through
  Saturday. Near record high temperatures are possible on Friday
  and Saturday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:04 AM MST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1104 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ103-106-115-116-171730-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
North Laramie Range WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1104 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALBANY AND
SOUTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM MDT...

At 1104 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sybille Canyon, or 30 miles north of Laramie, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sybille Canyon and Flying X Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 10551 4185 10564 4196 10532 4170 10518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 248DEG 10KT 4175 10547

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DS

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:06 AM MST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1106 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ110-115-171730-
North Snowy Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1106 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTY THROUGH
1130 AM MDT...

At 1106 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Bosler, or 22 miles northwest of Laramie, moving east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Bosler.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 284 and
298.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4137 10606 4148 10606 4162 10591 4167 10568
      4140 10569
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 251DEG 12KT 4153 10592

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

DS

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:28 AM MST, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1128 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ106-115>117-171815-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1128 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALBANY...
NORTHWESTERN LARAMIE AND SOUTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM
MDT...

At 1128 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sybille Canyon, or 32 miles southwest of Wheatland, moving east at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sybille Canyon and Flying X Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4170 10569 4192 10557 4192 10520 4157 10521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 279DEG 10KT 4180 10550

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

DS

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:30 AM MST, 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1130 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ106-110-114>116-171815-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
North Snowy Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-Snowy Range WY-
1130 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY
THROUGH 1215 PM MDT...

At 1130 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Bosler to 6 miles
northwest of Wild Horse Ranch to near Woods Landing-Jelm. Movement
was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Albany, West Laramie, Antelope Buttes, Nine Mile, Bosler, Woods
Landing-Jelm, Harmony, Twin Buttes Lake, Sheep Mountain, Laramie
Regional Airport, Lake Hattie Reservoir, Wild Horse Ranch, and
Centennial.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 287 and
310.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 10607 4133 10609 4174 10585 4164 10546
      4136 10557 4125 10572 4100 10571 4099 10604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 265DEG 12KT 4166 10582 4135 10600 4102 10599

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

DS

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:12 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Albany

When: June 17, 11:13 AM MST
Where: Albany County, 3 mi ESE of Laramie
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.290, -105.530

Accumulating quarter sized hail on the east side of Laramie. Report received via Facebook.

Hail, Albany

When: June 17, 11:15 AM MST
Where: Albany County, 7 mi ESE of Laramie
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.290, -105.460

Photos of hail next to measuring tape. Location estimated based on radar.

Tornado, Albany

When: June 17, 11:25 AM MST to 11:30 AM MST
Where: Albany County, 7 mi E of Laramie to 9 mi E of Laramie
Rating: EF1
Path length: 1.6 mi
Path width: 450 yd
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.290, -105.450

Multiple spotters reported a tornado. |A thunderstorm approached the ridges just east of Laramie, |producing a funnel cloud near I-80 and ultimately a tornado. |The tornado produced a swath of pine tree damage near |Pilot Hill, including uprooted and snapped trees. The heaviest |damage occurred along the Pilot Hill connector trail. Photos of |damage estimate the maximum path width of nearly one-quarter mile,|while radar and storm reports were also used for path length.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laramie

When: June 17, 12:40 PM MST
Where: Laramie County, 10 mi N of (Cys)cheyenne Airport
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 41.300, -104.790

Pea sized hail, very heavy rainfall, and estimated 60 MPH winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laramie

When: June 17, 12:57 PM MST
Where: Laramie County, 1 mi E of Hillsdale
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.210, -104.460

Mesonet station UP015 5.7 W Burns.

Tornado, Niobrara

When: June 17, 1:35 PM MST to 1:36 PM MST
Where: Niobrara County, 1 mi NW of Manville to 1 mi NNW of Manville
Rating: EFU
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 42.790, -104.629

Multiple reports of funnel clouds and brief tornado near Manville. Verified with pictures, with location and time estimated by radar. Rated EF-U in coordination with emergency management.

Tornado, Niobrara

When: June 17, 1:50 PM MST to 1:51 PM MST
Where: Niobrara County, 2 mi NNW of Lusk
Rating: EFU
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.790, -104.469

Numerous spotter reports of funnels and occasional touchdowns.

Tornado, Converse

When: June 17, 2:03 PM MST to 2:05 PM MST
Where: Converse County, 2 mi NW of Clayton
Rating: EFU
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 42.876, -105.782

Photos and video confirmed a landspout near the power plant at Glenrock. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When: June 17, 2:38 PM MST
Where: Carbon County, 12 mi ESE of Riverside
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.140, -106.580

Mesonet station KSKL Skyline along WY-230.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When: June 17, 2:42 PM MST
Where: Carbon County, 2 mi ESE of Walcott
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.750, -106.510

Mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carbon

When: June 17, 3:12 PM MST
Where: Carbon County, 3 mi NW of Arlington
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.620, -106.240

Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington.

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1262820, 1262821, 1262822, 1262828, 1262823, 1262831, 1262829, 1274585, 1262825, 1262824, 1262827.