tornadoes

There's only been one EF4 tornado in Wyoming history and it happened in the summer of 1987. It was a rare monster high-altitude tornado that carved a path of damage from the Teton Wilderness through Yellowstone National Park.

Some April storms might give rise to tornadic activity over the Rockies and Plains, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

Destructive tornadoes can and do happen in Wyoming. Perhaps the best known is the July 16. 1979 tornado that hit Cheyenne, damaging 200 homes, injuring 40 people, and killing one.

The NWS says all types of severe weather are possible including 2-inch hail, 70 mph winds, a few tornadoes and flash flooding.

The latest update says golf ball size hail, rather than tennis ball size, is possible. But the area possibly at risk for a tornado has been extended further into southeast Wyoming.

From 1950 to 2021, Weld County has seen a whopping (after yesterday) 292 tornadoes more than any other county in America.

A few isolated tornadoes are also possible in some areas.

Right now, it looks like severe thunderstorms will be possible across most of the area, especially east of the Laramie Range.

In a two-day span, Coloradans spotted at least 15 twisters.

A resident of Pavillion, Wyoming filmed a funnel cloud as it touched the ground.