Winter Storm, Yellowstone National Park
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone National Park forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.228, -110.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 27 to 28, 1996
Heavy snow and strong winds were over the western mountains and the Snowy Range. Fifteen to forty inches of snow fell, with the greatest amount being forty inches in some of the west facing mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 10
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.
Heavy snow and strong winds were over the western mountains and the Snowy Range. Fifteen to forty inches of snow fell, with the greatest amount being forty inches in some of the west facing mountains. Twenty four inches of snow fell in Jackson in 24 hours which was the largest 24 hour snowfall ever recorded for that city. Some roads in the area were closed on the 28th. In addition, winds were from 55 to 70 MPH with gusts over 100 MPH over the open, higher areas. The strong winds caused considerable blowing and drifting snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Absaroka Mountains
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Absaroka Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.760, -108.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cody Foothills
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cody Foothills forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.521, -109.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southeast Big Horn Basin
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Big Horn Basin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.905, -107.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owl Creek & Bridger Mountains
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Owl Creek & Bridger Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.241, -107.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southeast Johnson County
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Johnson County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Upper Wind River Basin
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Wind River Basin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wind River Basin
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Basin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.554, -108.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Snowy Range
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM MST to January 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flooding in New Jersey, January 27 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, January 27 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27, 1996
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, January 27, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Maine, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 27, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, January 27 to 30, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536774, 5536775, 5536776, 5536777, 5536778, 5536779, 5536780, 5536781, 5536782, 5536783.