wyoming disasters

These pages do not begin to cover all the disasters that have taken place in every state. There is also controversy over what constitutes and defines a "great" disaster from any other kind. All disasters are "great" to those directly involved in them.

So these pages are a mix of "great" and "not so great" disasters. The major disasters are all covered in the larger sites I have linked to as resources and the rest are related items of interest.

For example, you might not find a particular major disaster on this list, but it may be included in a site such as gendisasters.com, which is one of the resources found here.

This is an excellent place to begin your research. The links found here lead to an ever widening amount of information. Good luck in your efforts.

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Casper, WY Flood, Jul 1891 __ Article about the Casper Flood. - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/wy/floods/casper-floodjul1891.htm

Evanston, WY Almy Mine Explosion, Mar 1881 Article about this mine disaster causing 37 deaths. - From Stu Beitler/gendisasters.com - http://www3.gendisasters.com/wyoming/1887/evanston%2C-wy-almy-mine-explosion%2C-mar-1881

FEMA: Wyoming State Disaster History Wyoming Disaster History. Major Disaster Declarations. Click on the 'disaster #' on the right side of the list to access detailed information including images and more. - illustrated - From FEMA - http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters_state.fema?id=56

Historic Disasters: Wyoming Disasters You will find a list of Wyoming disasters. Each list entry is a live link to additional information. - From olddisasters.blogspot.com - http://olddisasters.blogspot.com/2007/12/wyoming-disasters.html

Sublet, WY Kemmerer Coal Co Mine Explosion, Sept 1924 News article about the blast. - From Associated Press/gendisasters.com - http://www3.gendisasters.com/wyoming/3753/sublet%2C-wy-kemmerer-coal-mine-explosion%2C-sept-1924

United Airlines Flight 409 __ "United Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight departing from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah on October 6, 1955. The aircraft registration number was N30062, a Douglas DC-4. The aircraft crashed into Medicine Bow Peak, near Centennial, Wyoming killing all 66 people on board (63 passengers, 3 crew members.) " an encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_409

Wright Wyoming Tornado - Tornadoes in Campbell county Wyoming "Sheriffs' Video of Wright Wyoming tornado as it hit town" along with an article and some safety tips. - illustrated -From tornadochaser.net - http://www.tornadochaser.net/wright2005.html

The Wyoming Disaster Center news, weather, emergency, directory to online information "The Wyoming disaster center your web guide and source for Wyoming State information, news, weather to county and city emergency management sites online. For links, to disaster travel, road, conditions, maps, history, government, services, public program, plans, records and research use the Wyoming Disaster Center homepage." - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/wyoming/wyoming.htm

Wyoming Disasters Floods, Fires, Tornadoes, Mine Explosions and more __ "...a look back at the events that touched our ancestor's lives - tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions, and tragic accidents that became a part of history and our genealogy." - illustrated - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/wy/

Wyoming Earthquake Information __ An overview and history of earthquakes in Wyoming. - From usgs.gov - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states.php?regionID=50

Wyoming Tornadoes __ List of the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Wyoming during the years 1950 to 1995. - From tornadoproject.com - http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/wytorn.htm

Wyoming Tornadoes __ List of the date and location of Wyoming tornadoes along with information 'about' tornadoes and links to tornado safety suggestions. - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/wyoming/tornado.html