tornadoes

There's only been one EF4 tornado in Wyoming history and it happened in the summer of 1987. It was a rare monster high-altitude tornado that carved a path of damage from the Teton Wilderness through Yellowstone National Park.

When news channels began to air footage of the tornado-ravaged communities in Western Kentucky, Lyndsay LaPointe and her husband did what most of did - they shook their heads, mourned for the lives lost, and wished that they could do something to help.

The most severe storms are expected east of Interstate 25, including southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle.

The National Weather Service says on Wednesday ''very large hail, damaging downburst winds, heavy rain and a few tornadoes possible."

It was a stormy day in eastern Wyoming with some chasers capturing video of several twisters.

Six counties in southeast Wyoming remain under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Thursday.

Wyoming has seen unusual severe weather from tornadoes and damaging hail, to severe thunderstorms.

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The closest funnel cloud touched down approximately 9 miles north of Laramie.

Fortunately, it appears that no one died or was seriously injured in the twisters.

A winter weather advisory remains in place for much of western Wyoming until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

About 10 tornadoes occur in Wyoming each year. Historically, two or three will cause some type of property damage.