62
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$101K
Property damage
Hail in Big Horn County, Wyoming: 62 recorded events between 1961 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Big Horn County, Wyoming: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Big Horn County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 62 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Big Horn County archive, hail makes up 27.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,006 for this hazard and #16 within Wyoming, putting it in the 35.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Big Horn County with 32 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2009 | GREYBULL | 2 | 0 | 1 | $75K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2023 | BYRON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 25, 2023 | GREYBULL ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2022 | BASIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2019 | BASIN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | COWLEY ARPT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | FRANNIE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 31, 2018 | LOVELL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2017 | MANDERSON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2015 | EMBLEM | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2015 | BURLINGTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Big Horn County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm crossed the border from Montana and brought up to golf ball size hail across much of northern Big Horn County. Lovell was the hardest hit community where there was widespread damage. One official estimated that over 60 percent of the homes had damage, mainly from damaged siding and broken windows from the hail bring driven by winds over 70 mph. Large hail was also occurred in Frannie and Cowley.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Big Horn County, Wyoming?
62 hail events are recorded in Big Horn County between 1961 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Big Horn County?
The strongest hail on record in Big Horn County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Big Horn County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Big Horn County, Wyoming.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wyoming/big-horn-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.