87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$516K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Platte County, Wyoming: 87 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,372 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Platte County, Wyoming: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Platte County is the 2020s, when 34 of the county's 87 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 Platte County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 15.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,372 for this hazard and #12 within Wyoming, putting it in the 24.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Platte County with 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2025 | DWYER JUNCTION | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | DWYER JUNCTION | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | GLENDO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | DWYER JUNCTION | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | GUERNSEY | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | DWYER JUNCTION | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | WENDOVER | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | (76V)GLENDO THOMAS AIRPORT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | DWYER JUNCTION | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | FERGUSON CORNER | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm developed over central Platte County of southeastern Wyoming on the evening of the 14th and struck the area near Wheatland. This storm produced a small tornado southwest of Wheatland which moved northeast at struck the southern part of the city. Two garages were leveled, one of which was torn from its foundation and thrown into a heap on the opposite side of the road. A covered porch was also torn from a house and thrown across the street. Several large trees were twisted off at their bases and tossed about. Large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain also accompanied the storm. Hail up to the size of golf balls, which was left standing four to six inches deep after the storm, demolished a car dealership causing $15,000 damage. This storm also produced damaging winds north of Wheatland which sheared off acres of 6 foot corn stalks at the ground and snapped four power poles at their bases. No one was injured in the storm.
Wyoming Department of Transportation sensor located about eight miles south of Sibley Peak measured the reported wind gust. A review of available lightning data showed no lightning associated with the parent cell that produced these winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Platte County, Wyoming?
87 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Platte County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Platte County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Platte County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Platte 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 Platte County, Wyoming.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wyoming/platte-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.