Hazard Score
449 Catastrophes Recorded
Sheridan County, Wyoming
3 Cities with a Population of 31,595, and 12,360 Households
Sheridan, Wyoming has a very low overall risk rating, with a risk score of 25.99. The area experiences a relatively low frequency of severe weather events such as hailstorms and strong winds. The risk of wildfires is also relatively low, with a risk score of 73.69, indicating moderate risk. The region does not face significant risks from tsunamis, volcanoes, or hurricanes.
Sheridan is surrounded by mountain peaks, including the Bighorn Mountains to the west, which can influence weather patterns and contribute to the relatively low risk of natural disasters in the area. The region's proximity to water bodies such as lakes and rivers can also moderate extreme weather events. While there are fault lines in Wyoming, the risk of earthquakes in Sheridan County is very low, with a risk score of 33.47. The lack of significant coastlines further reduces the risk of coastal hazards.
Overall, Sheridan, Wyoming is at a low risk of natural disasters and climate-related hazards. The area's geological features, including mountain ranges and water bodies, help mitigate the impact of severe weather events. Despite the presence of fault lines in the state, the risk of earthquakes in Sheridan County remains very low. Historical data supports the assessments of low risk, with minimal recorded incidents of major natural disasters in the area. Multiple independent sources confirm the region's overall low hazard risk rating.
Wildfire Risk: Low
Tornado Risk: Very Low
Hurricane Risk: Very Low
Hail Risk: Low
Flood Risk: Very Low
Tsunami Risk: Very Low
Earthquake Risk: Very Low
Wind Risk: Very Low
HAZARDS
19
Power Transmission Lines
0
Coastlines
113
Water Bodies
0
Fault Lines
EMERGENCY SERVICES
4
Hazard Shelters
10
Fire Stations
2
Hospitals
3
Police Stations
COMMUNITY PROFILE
Sheridan County, located in Wyoming, has a population of 31,595 with a population density of 12.5 people per square mile. The county has a majority White population, with 87.9% of residents identifying as White. Other racial groups in the county include Black (0.3%), American Indian and Alaska Native (1.1%), Asian (0.6%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.1%), and those identifying as Hispanic or Latino (3.2%). The median age in Sheridan County is 42.1 years, with a slightly higher percentage of females (50.8%) than males (49.2%). The county has a total of 12,360 households, with an average household size of 2.27 people.
In terms of housing, Sheridan County has a total of 13,939 housing units, with a homeownership rate of 60.9%. The county has 1,579 vacant housing units, indicating a vacancy rate of 11.3%. In terms of agriculture, there are 833 farms in the county with an average size of 1,457 acres. The total crop acreage in 2017 was 95,916 acres, with an average sales value of $71,638. Compared to other counties in Wyoming, Sheridan County has a higher population density and a lower vacancy rate, indicating a more densely populated and potentially more economically stable area. The county also has a higher average household size and a higher homeownership rate compared to the state average.
Regions
CLIMATE OVERVIEW
NATURAL CATASTROPHE TIMELINE
Murphy Gulch
2023-05-05
Mp 9 I-90
2023-05-05
Mp 1 I-90
2023-05-04
1755 Commercial Avenue
2023-05-03
Fennama Tree Fire
2023-05-02
Highway 335
2023-04-26
Betty Gulch
2023-04-23
Wild Hollow
2023-04-22
Gissler Control Burn
2023-04-16
Heald Street Bridge
2023-04-15
3852 Highway 87
2022-11-07
Arrowhead Lodge
2022-10-20
17 Glacier St
2022-09-27
Early Creek
2022-09-27
Terry Ranch
2022-09-27
Ulm Railroad Fire #2
2022-09-26
Ulm Railraod Fire
2022-09-26
Ash Creek
2022-09-22
Hwy 338 Fire
2022-08-28
Columbus Creek
2022-08-28
Arvada Rail Road Grass Fire
2022-08-22
Red Fox
2022-08-16
Hepp Ranch
2022-08-14
Ulm
2022-07-31
Big Goose Fire
2022-07-20
Big Goose
2022-07-20
Kerns Elk Pasture 1
2022-06-20
Amsden Creek Ridge
2022-06-20
1336 Hiway 345
2022-04-30
1446 Highway 345
2022-04-18
Maverick
2022-04-08
Maverick Road Fire
2022-04-08
Maverick Rekindle
2022-04-08
Brinton Tree
2022-03-20
1334 Highway 345
2022-03-20
Centennial Fire
2021-12-15
Jeremy Fire
2021-12-14
58 North Piney
2021-11-17
392 Highway 193
2021-11-16
Story Highway 193 Fire
2021-11-16
Highway 193
2021-11-16
Remington
2021-09-11
Pass Creek Rd/345
2021-09-08
Beaver
2021-09-05
9 Mile
2021-08-22
Bald Mountain
2021-08-09
Interstate 90 Fire
2021-08-03
Transformer Rail Road Fire
2021-07-24
Kendrick Park
2021-07-19
Crater Ridge
2021-07-17
Diamond
2021-07-15
Dutch Creek Grass Fire
2021-07-13
Smith Creek
2021-07-13
101 Highway 345
2021-07-13
Ulp Rail Road Fire
2021-07-11
No Name
2021-07-02
Black Mountain
2021-07-02
Mp 4 I-90
2021-07-01
Tongue River
2021-06-29
Little Tree Fire
2021-06-26
Land Deck Grass Fire
2021-06-20
Haystack
2021-06-19
Fence Creek
2021-06-15
Neice Grass Fire (Pee Gee)
2021-06-15
Decker Coal Fire
2021-06-15
Decker Lightning Strike
2021-06-12
Power Pole 70
2021-06-10
Airport Fire
2021-06-09
#6 Grass Fire
2021-04-26
15 Helen Ln
2021-04-05
Big Goose Fire
2021-04-04
Lone Tree Ranch Fire
2021-04-02
Higby Rd
2021-03-22
30 Spur Ln
2021-03-14
Gorzalka Fire
2021-02-26
Pierce Road Fire
2020-12-20
267 Fish Hatchery Rd
2020-11-21
Padlock
2020-11-12
Kane Fire
2020-11-04
Youngscreek Fire
2020-11-03
Staging
2020-09-03
Red Spring
2020-09-01
1027 Bighorn Dr
2020-08-29
Woods Cabin
2020-08-28
Leiter Fire
2020-08-28
Lake Creek
2020-08-27
Kruse Creek
2020-08-26
Highway 338
2020-08-26
Truck Pulling Trailer W/Problems
2020-08-26
Hwy345
2020-08-26
Freeze Out
2020-08-19
Copper
2020-08-18
620 Hwy 193
2020-08-17
Waddle Creek
2020-08-17
Badger Creek Fire
2020-08-17
Industrial Rd
2020-08-17
Wall Rock
2020-08-17
386 Washington
2020-08-15
Bosin Rock
2020-08-14
Thunder Child
2020-08-07
Decker Road Fire
2020-08-06
Garland Gulch
2020-08-04
East Ridge Rd Fire
2020-08-02
Buffalo Creek
2020-07-28
Steamboat
2020-07-24
Steamboat
2020-07-24
Fallen City
2020-07-24
Fort Road And Val Vista
2020-07-18
Keystone Gun Club
2020-07-09
Mower Fire
2020-06-16
236 Early Creek Rd
2020-06-14
Green Fire
2020-04-28
Green Fire
2020-04-25
None
2020-04-21
123 Sundown Dr
2020-04-05
Upper Road
2020-03-31
Mm 27 Fire
2019-10-16
Ranger Creek
2019-09-30
Bhf Programmatic Pile Rx
2019-09-24
Mckinley Garbage Fire
2019-09-15
Meade Creek Fire
2019-09-14
Hailstorm
2019-08-23
Hailstorm
2019-08-23
Hailstorm
2019-08-23
Hailstorm
2019-08-23
Hailstorm
2019-08-22
Hailstorm
2019-08-21
Hailstorm
2019-08-11
Michelena Grass Fire
2019-08-08
Michelena Grass Fire
2019-08-08
Beef Pasture
2019-08-06
Beef Pasture Fire
2019-08-06
Beef Pasture Fire
2019-08-06
Cub Cabin
2019-08-03
Lick Creek
2019-07-30
Hailstorm
2019-07-16
Hailstorm
2019-07-15
Hailstorm
2019-07-08
Hailstorm
2019-07-08
Hailstorm
2019-07-08
Hailstorm
2019-07-08
Brayton Lane
2019-07-07
Hailstorm
2019-07-06
Hailstorm
2019-07-06
Hailstorm
2019-06-19
Hailstorm
2019-06-19
Mp12 I-90
2019-06-03
Kruse Creek
2019-04-20
Dutch Creek Grass Fire
2019-04-18
Dutch Creek Grass Fire
2019-04-18
Bird Farm
2019-04-07
Box Cross 2
2019-04-07
194 Slack Rd
2019-04-07
1560 Hiway 345
2019-04-06
Koltiska Grass Fir
2019-04-05
Beaver Creek
2019-04-05
Box Cross
2019-04-04
Buig Horn Town
2019-04-03
Gander Drive Fire
2019-04-02
98 Early Creek
2019-03-31
26 Kooi Rd
2019-02-24
Steam Boat
2019-01-03
Higby
2018-12-22
Kennedy Railroad Fire
2018-09-17
Hailstorm
2018-08-14
Hailstorm
2018-08-14
Hailstorm
2018-08-14
Hay Fire
2018-08-08
Spring Creek Fire
2018-08-03
Mp 10 Hiway 345
2018-07-30
Hailstorm
2018-07-27
Hailstorm
2018-07-27
Eaglestone
2018-07-17
8 Bozeman Ln
2018-07-15
King Draw
2018-07-13
1365 Fire
2018-07-12
Brundage Fire
2018-07-07
Owens
2018-07-06
132 Wolf Creek Rd.
2018-07-04
Hailstorm
2018-06-15
Hailstorm
2018-06-15
Hailstorm
2018-05-27
Bnsf Fire
2018-05-04
Tree Fire
2018-04-30
2 Cliff Fire
2018-04-29
Mp 725 Bnsf Railroad Right Of Way
2018-04-27
102 Monarch Rd
2018-04-25
Sheeley
2018-04-19
219 Early Creek Rd
2018-04-15
Kristof Fire
2017-11-23
No Name
2017-11-16
Saw Dust
2017-11-11
Acme
2017-10-25
Kleenburn
2017-10-25
Acme
2017-10-25
Lick Creek
2017-10-19
Kern Spring
2017-10-19
Coons
2017-09-20
Upper Road
2017-09-19
Meade
2017-09-17
Pile
2017-09-17
Cabin Creek
2017-09-11
Fowler
2017-09-08
Burnt
2017-09-03
Deer Creek Fire, Leiter, Wy
2017-09-01
Cottonwood One
2017-08-31
Deer Creek
2017-08-31
Pradre
2017-08-22
Mile Marker 42
2017-08-08
Mile Marker 28
2017-08-08
Mile 28
2017-08-08
Prune
2017-08-08
Peno
2017-08-04
Dry Fork
2017-08-01
Connell1
2017-07-31
Hailstorm
2017-07-27
Big Goose
2017-07-17
Mp 5 I-90
2017-07-10
Mile Marker
2017-07-10
Halway Lane
2017-07-07
Buckley
2017-07-06
Rosenlund Fire
2017-07-06
14 East
2017-07-05
Mile Marker 5
2017-07-05
Information Center Fire
2017-07-05
None
2017-07-03
Hailstorm
2017-05-15
Hailstorm
2017-05-15
Hailstorm
2017-05-15
Hailstorm
2017-05-07
Tongue Canyon
2017-03-19
Tongue Canyon
2017-03-19
Park Reservoir Vehicle Fire
2016-09-05
Dutch Creek
2016-09-02
Smith Creek
2016-09-02
Rockhouse
2016-08-30
Ash Creek
2016-08-16
Towers
2016-08-09
Hay Bale
2016-08-09
Duncan
2016-08-09
Sackett
2016-07-31
I-90 Mm 29
2016-07-24
Sawmill
2016-07-22
201
2016-07-18
Batty Gulch #2
2016-07-17
Batty Gulch #1
2016-07-17
Hailstorm
2016-07-16
Hailstorm
2016-07-16
Hailstorm
2016-07-16
Wolf Creek
2016-07-11
Ordegard
2016-07-09
Beatty Spur
2016-07-08
Waisner Draw
2016-07-05
Cottonwood Creek
2016-07-04
Turkey Creek
2016-07-04
Gloom
2016-07-03
Welch Ranch
2016-06-25
Sheridan Area Rural
2016-06-20
Hailstorm
2016-06-17
Hailstorm
2016-06-17
Hailstorm
2016-05-21
Lick Creek
2016-03-19
Tongue Canyon
2016-02-14
Red Springs
2015-11-01
Widmire Creek
2015-10-16
Passaic #1
2015-10-13
Passaic #2
2015-10-13
Sand Coulee
2015-10-02
Bosin
2015-09-09
Limber Pine 20
2015-09-05
Stockwell Trail
2015-09-05
Rapid Creek
2015-09-02
Little Badger
2015-08-27
Hailstorm
2015-08-17
Cave
2015-08-06
Sheep Creek
2015-08-02
Piney
2015-07-25
Bald
2015-06-29
Hailstorm
2015-06-05
Hailstorm
2015-05-30
East Welsh
2015-04-20
Hair Pin 2
2015-03-28
Red Grade Assist
2015-03-28
North Tongue
2014-09-23
Cattail
2014-08-18
Moncreiffe
2014-07-15
Kinney
2014-07-05
Hailstorm
2014-06-21
Hailstorm
2014-06-04
Hailstorm
2014-05-31
Hailstorm
2014-05-31
Hailstorm
2014-05-24
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-08-03
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-06-13
Hailstorm
2013-05-27
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2013-05-26
Hailstorm
2011-07-11
Hailstorm
2011-06-30
Hailstorm
2011-06-30
Flooding
Heavy Rain And Snowmelt
2011-05-22Hailstorm
2010-07-01
Hailstorm
2010-06-30
Hailstorm
2010-06-30
Hailstorm
2010-06-20
Hailstorm
2010-06-20
Hailstorm
2010-06-20
Hailstorm
2010-06-20
Hailstorm
2010-06-20
Hailstorm
2009-08-07
Hailstorm
2009-08-07
Hailstorm
2009-08-04
Hailstorm
2009-07-15
Hailstorm
2009-07-13
Hailstorm
2009-06-21
Hailstorm
2009-06-21
Hailstorm
2009-06-17
Hailstorm
2008-07-18
Hailstorm
2008-07-18
Hailstorm
2008-07-18
Hailstorm
2008-07-17
Hailstorm
2008-07-17
Hailstorm
2008-07-06
Hailstorm
2008-07-06
Hailstorm
2008-07-06
Hailstorm
2008-07-06
Hailstorm
2008-06-25
Hailstorm
2008-06-25
Hailstorm
2008-06-22
Hailstorm
2008-06-22
Hailstorm
2008-06-22
Hailstorm
2008-06-19
Hailstorm
2008-06-19
Hailstorm
2008-06-19
Hailstorm
2008-06-19
Hailstorm
2008-06-19
Hailstorm
2008-06-18
Hailstorm
2008-06-02
Hailstorm
2008-06-02
Hailstorm
2007-07-07
Hailstorm
2007-07-07
Hailstorm
2006-06-10
Hailstorm
2006-06-10
Hailstorm
2006-06-10
Hailstorm
2006-05-20
Hailstorm
2005-06-28
Hailstorm
2005-06-23
Hailstorm
2005-06-01
Hailstorm
2004-06-20
Hailstorm
2004-06-20
Hailstorm
2004-06-20
Tornado
2004-06-10
Hailstorm
2004-06-10
Hailstorm
2004-06-10
Hailstorm
2004-05-10
Hailstorm
2004-05-10
Hailstorm
2002-08-26
Hailstorm
2002-08-21
Hailstorm
2002-08-21
Hailstorm
2002-08-21
Hailstorm
2002-08-21
Hailstorm
2002-06-08
Hailstorm
2001-07-26
Hailstorm
2001-07-26
Hailstorm
2001-07-26
Hailstorm
2001-07-26
Hailstorm
2001-07-26
Hailstorm
2001-07-22
Hailstorm
2001-07-22
Hailstorm
2001-07-14
Hailstorm
2001-07-14
Hailstorm
2001-07-04
Hailstorm
2001-07-03
Hailstorm
2001-06-27
Hailstorm
2001-06-27
Hailstorm
2001-06-03
Hailstorm
2001-06-03
Hailstorm
2001-06-03
Hailstorm
2001-06-03
Hailstorm
2000-06-24
Hailstorm
1999-08-13
Hailstorm
1999-08-04
Hailstorm
1999-05-21
Hailstorm
1999-04-28
Hailstorm
1998-07-03
Hailstorm
1998-07-02
Hailstorm
1997-07-27
Hailstorm
1997-07-27
Hailstorm
1997-06-07
Hailstorm
1996-06-22
Hailstorm
1996-06-14
Hailstorm
1996-06-14
Hailstorm
1996-05-13
Hailstorm
1996-05-13
Hailstorm
1996-05-13
Tornado
1995-06-28
Tornado
1995-06-28
Tornado
1995-05-11
Hailstorm
1993-07-30
Hailstorm
1993-07-30
Hailstorm
1993-07-19
Hailstorm
1993-07-15
Hailstorm
1993-07-14
Hailstorm
1993-07-14
Hailstorm
1993-06-01
Hailstorm
1993-05-04
Hailstorm
1993-04-13
Hailstorm
1992-06-29
Hailstorm
1991-05-12
Hailstorm
1990-06-05
Tornado
1984-06-15
Hailstorm
1984-06-13
Hailstorm
1983-07-29
Hailstorm
1983-07-29
Hailstorm
1981-06-06
Hailstorm
1979-08-01
Hailstorm
1979-07-25
Hailstorm
1979-06-26
Hailstorm
1979-06-21
Hailstorm
1979-06-17
Hailstorm
1979-06-15
Hailstorm
1977-06-16
Hailstorm
1976-07-06
Hailstorm
1976-06-05
Tornado
1976-06-04
Tornado
1976-06-04
Hailstorm
1975-07-20
Tornado
1968-06-11
Tornado
1968-06-07
Hailstorm
1966-08-05
Hailstorm
1965-07-27
Hailstorm
1962-06-12
Tornado
1961-05-20
Hailstorm
1961-05-20
Tornado
1953-05-29