Close-up of Mesa Funnel Cloud
Zoomed in version of the image above. This is the only picture we are aware of for a tornado or funnel cloud in Sublette County. Photo by Chad Ripperger.
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1979 Texas Tornado
This is a public domain photo of a tornado that occurred in Texas in 1979. Image used to illustrate Pinedale Online's participation in the April 22 National Weather Service Test Tornado Warning. Photo from the image library of the National Severe Storm Laboratory.
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Tornadoes in Sublette County
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
April 22, 2009
Sublette County typically experiences few tornadoes, although a couple have actually been recorded touching down and funnel clouds have been observed. Pictured at right is a funnel cloud observed on the Mesa south of Pinedale in 1997. This is the only image we are aware of for a tornado or funnel cloud in Sublette County. Photo by Chad Ripperger.
We did some quick online research and found a website that reported F1 and F0 tornadoes in Sublette County in 1975 and 1991. No one was killed or injured in those events. Funnel clouds often are not documented. Click on this link for a list of tornadoes that have occurred in Wyoming between 1950 and 1995 (source: tornadoproject.com). Click on this link for a list of the most severe tornadoes in Wyoming (source: tornadoproject.com).
Below are excerpts of stories we have in our news records since we began archiving our stories on Pinedale Online in 1994.
- In May 2008, summer thunderstorms generated a lot of severe weather. Interstate 80 and other highways in southeast Wyoming were closed for a time on May 22nd due to severe hail, rain, wind and tornado warnings. Click on this link for that story: Southeast Wyoming highways closed due to severe weather-Tornado Warnings The National Weather Service issued warnings and alerts related to weather information and reported sightings of tornadoes near Wheatland and Torrington on May 23rd. Click on this link for that story: Tornado Watches/Warnings Friday
- In August, 2008, a tornado was spotted about 18 miles northwest of Green River, about 100 miles south of Pinedale. It was near Interstate 80 moving at about 30 miles per hour. Click on this link for that story: Tornado spotted near Green River
- On September 10, 2008, a funnel cloud was reported about 10 miles south of Boulder near the intersection of US 191 and WYO 351 near Sand Draw in Sublette County. It was in association with a series of strong afternoon thunderstorms. No one reported seeing the funnel cloud touch the ground and no injuries were reported. Click on this link for that story: Funnel Cloud reported near Boulder
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