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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Top hail counties in Wyoming (2022–2026)

CountyReportsAvg/yrPeak month% damaging (≥1.5″)
Laramie16032.0Jun22%
Crook8617.2Jul28%
Goshen8416.8Jun46%
Campbell6112.2Jun33%
Sheridan5310.6Jul19%
Platte479.4Jun38%
Weston295.8Jul24%
Converse255.0Jun28%
Niobrara255.0Jul40%
Albany224.4Jun18%

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.

Source: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, 2022–2026. Reports depend on someone reporting — population and spotter density bias the counts; the persistent leaders are real hail geography. Compiled by Sigurd Lindquist · AGSIST · available at no charge.