Hail in Wyoming — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Wyoming ground — 592 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by Laramie County, peaking around June. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
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| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie | 160 | 32.0 | Jun | 22% |
| Crook | 86 | 17.2 | Jul | 28% |
| Goshen | 84 | 16.8 | Jun | 46% |
| Campbell | 61 | 12.2 | Jun | 33% |
| Sheridan | 53 | 10.6 | Jul | 19% |
| Platte | 47 | 9.4 | Jun | 38% |
| Weston | 29 | 5.8 | Jul | 24% |
| Converse | 25 | 5.0 | Jun | 28% |
| Niobrara | 25 | 5.0 | Jul | 40% |
| Albany | 22 | 4.4 | Jun | 18% |
Wyoming hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Wyoming?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Wyoming are Laramie, Crook, Goshen. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Wyoming?
Reported hail in Wyoming peaks around June, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Wyoming's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 592 reports over 5 years.