May 15, 2015 Torrington, Wyoming Tornado

Overview

Image of the supercell thunderstorm south of Torrington, WY.

Credit: Unknown

A tornado briefly touched down over southern Goshen County, Wyoming shortly before 3 PM on May 15, 2015. The parent supercell thunderstorm moved northeast, eventually producing another tornado at 334 PM four miles east of Yoder, Wyoming. Much of the damage occurred along County Road 49 and Highway 92 south of Torrington. The tornado lifted a mile east of Torrington at 4 PM. The NWS assessment team surveyed the damage and rated the tornado an EF1.

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Storm Damage

Picture of the storm south of Torrington

Credit: Unknown

Abandoned mobile home overturned by EF1 winds

Credit: Goshen County EMA

Damage associated with rear-flank downdraft southeast of Yoder

Credit: NWS Cheyenne

Damage associated with rear-flank downdraft east of Yoder.

Credit: NWS Cheyenne

Radar:


Reflectivity image from 256 PM to 323 PM as the supercell thunderstorm and associated tornado moved to the southeast. The red line is Interstate 25 with the city of Wheatland just to the east of the storm.	Storm relative velocity from 256 PM to 323 PM. The green-red couplet depicts the tornadic rotation.

Storm Reports

Time	Location	Report	Comments
3:48 pm	Torrington, WY	Tornado
3:55 pm	3 miles south of Torrington	Tornado	Power lines down and damage to roofs and outbuildings
3:48 pm	8 miles south of Torrington	1 inch Hail	Hail covering the ground

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