Blizzard, Converse
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wyoming, April 19, 1996
Strong winds and snowfall created near blizzard conditions in southeast Wyoming. Although not much snow accumulated, visibilities were near zero at times.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Strong winds and snowfall created near blizzard conditions in southeast Wyoming. Although not much snow accumulated, visibilities were near zero at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Niobrara
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Niobrara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, North Laramie Range
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
Blizzard, Laramie Range
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
Blizzard, Platte
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
Blizzard, Goshen
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Goshen forecast zone
Blizzard, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
Blizzard, Pine Bluffs
- When
- April 19, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pine Bluffs forecast zone
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
- Hail in Texas, April 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Indiana, April 19, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5549160, 5549161, 5549162, 5549163, 5549342, 5549343, 5549344, 5549345.