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County, NWS evaluate tornado damage

TEN SLEEP – Washakie County Emergency Management Director Jeff Schweighart and officials from the National Weather Service office in Riverton evaluated tornado damage to parts of Washakie County this week, in advance of a report to be issued on the event by the NWS.

TEN SLEEP – Washakie County Emergency Management Director Jeff Schweighart and officials from the National Weather Service office in Riverton evaluated tornado damage to parts of Washakie County this week, in advance of a report to be issued on the event by the NWS.

On June 1, an F2 Class tornado, with winds reaching 120-130 miles per hour touched down in the Billy Creek Area, south of Ten Sleep,...