121
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$13K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sheridan County, Wyoming: 121 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,924 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sheridan County, Wyoming: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sheridan County is the 2010s, when 43 of the county's 121 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 Sheridan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,924 for this hazard and #8 within Wyoming, putting it in the 38.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sheridan County with 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | DAYTON | 60 | $0 |
| May 4, 2025 | (SHR)SHERIDAN CO ARP | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | PARKMAN | 59 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | BANNER | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | SHERIDAN | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | BIG HORN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | (SHR)SHERIDAN CO ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | (SHR)SHERIDAN CO ARP | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | BIG HORN | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | BANNER | 50 | $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 moved over the northwest portion of the Big Horn Mountains during the late afternoon on the 27th. A National Weather Service storm survey concluded that a microburst with winds estimated at 90-100 mph hit the area. Damage from this microburst occurred near Highway 14A near mile marker 81. The approximate damage area was 1/4 mile wide and 2-3 miles in length. Two camper trailers were completely destroyed (tossed and turned) and two others were severely damaged. Numerous large trees, up to one foot in diameter, were snapped. In addition, ping pong to golf ball size hail occurred with this thunderstorm.
Spotters estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 80 mph. The wind gust resulted in the top of a windmill being blown off, 6 diameter tree limbs down, a chicken coop being destroyed, and a haystack being knocked over with hay bales being blown 150 yards.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sheridan County, Wyoming?
121 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sheridan County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sheridan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sheridan County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, Wyoming.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wyoming/sheridan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.