Blizzard, Northern Campbell
- When
- January 16, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wyoming, January 16 to 18, 1996
Winds to 55 Mph and snow created blizzard conditions over Northeast Wyoming. Temperatures fell to 20 to 30 below zero which dropped wind chill temperatures to 70 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 UNR wrote it up.
Winds to 55 Mph and snow created blizzard conditions over Northeast Wyoming. Temperatures fell to 20 to 30 below zero which dropped wind chill temperatures to 70 below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, South Campbell
- When
- January 16, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Western Crook
- When
- January 16, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Crook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- January 16, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Weston
- When
- January 16, 8:00 PM MST to January 18, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Weston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 16, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 16 to 18, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 16 to 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 16 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 16, 1996 to January 18, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16 to 17, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in California, January 16, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, January 16, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5570628, 5570629, 5570630, 5570631, 5570632.