Johnson County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Johnson County, Wyoming recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 53 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 81 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 28 high-wind reports with gusts up to 89 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Johnson County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1026 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over Lake De Smet, which is 7 miles north of Buffalo, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Buffalo around 1030 PM MDT. This includes the following highways...”
“At 1026 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over Lake De Smet, which is 7 miles north of Buffalo, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Buffalo around 1030 PM MDT. This includes the following highways...”
- Wind 50 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 626 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Lake De Smet, which is 15 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Johnson County, including the following locations...”
“At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Phil Kearny Historical Site, which is 15 miles southeast of Sheridan, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 628 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Powder River Rest Area, which is 30 miles west of Gillette, moving northwest at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Powder River Rest Area around 635 PM MDT.”
“At 628 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Powder River Rest Area, which is 30 miles west of Gillette, moving northwest at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Powder River Rest Area around 635 PM MDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 252 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Reno Historical Site, which is 25 miles east of Kaycee, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 202 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Fort Reno Historical Site, which is 19 miles northeast of Kaycee, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Mesonet station WY3 I-90 Indian Creek Rd (DOT). (RIW)”
“At 600 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hole In The Wall, which is 7 miles southwest of Kaycee, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Wind 58 mph 24 ESE Buffalo SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 61 mph
“Mesonet station WY63 I-25 Tisdale Divide (DOT). (RIW)”
“At 830 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Linch, which is 25 miles east of Kaycee, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Johnson County.”
- Wind 61 mph 14 SE Kaycee SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1100 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Powder River Rest Area, which is 16 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Johnson County.”
“At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buffalo, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Wind 50 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 89 mph
“Mesonet station WY3 I-90 Indian Creek Rd (DOT). (RIW)”
“Mesonet station PC578 Purdy East (PC). Time estimate from radar. (RIW)”
- Wind 89 mph 24 ESE Buffalo SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 15 NNE Mayoworth SPC verified report
- Wind 63 mph 13 WNW Midwest SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
10 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 455 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Powder River Rest Area, which is 32 miles west of Gillette, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Johnson County.”
“At 455 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Powder River Rest Area, which is 32 miles west of Gillette, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Johnson County.”
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 312 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles southwest of Powder River Rest Area to 8 miles southwest of Linch. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 312 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles southwest of Powder River Rest Area to 8 miles southwest of Linch. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 213 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Powder River Rest Area, which is 31 miles west of Gillette, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 131 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Powder River Rest Area, which is 21 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 67 mph
“Public weather sensor measured gust. (RIW)”
“Purdy East PC sensor. Sustained 37 mph wind with 59 mph gust. (RIW)”
- Wind 67 mph 1 SE Sussex SPC verified report
- Wind 59 mph 15 NNE Mayoworth SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 13 WNW Midwest SPC verified report
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 64 mph
“Mesonet station PC549 Tisdale Mtn (PC). (RIW)”
“At 251 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Fort Phil Kearny Historical Site to near Buffalo. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 64 mph 13 WNW Midwest SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Mesonet station WY3 I-90 Indian Creek Rd (DOT). (RIW)”
- Wind 58 mph 24 ESE Buffalo SPC verified report
Friday, June 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“Mesonet station DHS I-90 Piney Creek (DOT). (RIW)”
- Wind 59 mph 13 NNW Buffalo SPC verified report
Thursday, June 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Powder River Rest Area, which is 24 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Powder River Rest Area, which is 24 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 423 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Reno Historical Site, which is 24 miles northeast of Kaycee, moving northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 308 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Kaycee, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Natrona and southeastern Johnson Counties, including the following locations... Sussex.”
- Wind 50 mph Johnson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Mesonet station PC460 Buffalo South (PC). (RIW)”
- Wind 63 mph 2 SSW Buffalo SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Johnson County, WY?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 81 severe weather events in Johnson County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Johnson County recently?
Yes — 53 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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