# Tornadoes in Wyoming since 1950: 749, #28 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Wyoming has 749 tornadoes (1% of the US), #28 by count and #5 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Wyoming since 1950

Wyoming has recorded **749 tornadoes since 1950**: 1% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#28 by count** and **#5 per person** (127.46 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Wyoming has recorded 749 tornadoes since 1950, 1% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #28 of 51 by count and #5 per person (127.46 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Wyoming’s busiest year was 1979, with 42 tornadoes; it averages 9.9 a year.
* 1 was rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#5

national rank (per capita)

749

tornadoes

127.46

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Wyoming: 749 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/wyoming.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Wyoming tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s38

1960s69

1970s135

1980s111

1990s158

2000s81

2010s115

2020s42

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 438 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 200 |
| F2/EF2  | 62  |
| F3/EF3  | 13  |
| F4/EF4  | 1   |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 35  |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1979 (42).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Wyoming, newest first

1987-07-21 · F4

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