74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$232K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Park County, Wyoming: 74 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 82. That places the county #2,524 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Park County, Wyoming: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Park County is the 1980s, when 21 of the county's 74 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 Park County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,524 for this hazard and #14 within Wyoming, putting it in the 20.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Park County with 20 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | WAPITI | 54 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | MEETEETSE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | WAPITI | 56 | $0 |
| May 12, 2025 | POWELL ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | CODY | 57 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | WAPITI | 69 | $0 |
| May 11, 2025 | WAPITI | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | MEETEETSE | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | (COD)YELLOWSTONE APT | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | CANYON | 52 | $200K |
Other hazards here
More from Park County
- Hail 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm produced a microburst that caused damage in the Lake Village area of Yellowstone Park, along the north shore of Yellowstone Lake. Several hundred trees were downed by the wind. Some trees landed on vehicles. The Lake Yellowstone Hotel also suffered minor damage from falling trees. Some portions of the Lake Village had no power for two days. Damage estimates based on Yellowstone National Park News Release dated July 5, 2023.
Wind damage was reported in and east of Cody as a result of outflow wind from collapsing thunderstorms. A recreational trailer was toppled at a residence and large limbs were felled at another causing damage to an automobile and power lines.
An automated weather station on the far west side of Powell recorded a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 58.3 mph at 1708MST. The wind dropped a tree on North Douglas Street in Powell and stopped traffic for 30 minutes. Seven other toppled trees in an older section of town blocked streets for approximately three hours until city crews could clear the debris using chainsaws.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Park County, Wyoming?
74 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Park County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Park County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Park County measured 82.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Park 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
“Thunderstorm Wind in Park County, Wyoming.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wyoming/park-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.