Blizzard, Northern Campbell
- When
- March 1, 7:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
The Wyoming Black Hills received seven to nine inches of snow while Gillette reported six inches. Blizzard conditions caused numerous accidents and closed a number of highways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
The Wyoming Black Hills received seven to nine inches of snow while Gillette reported six inches. Blizzard conditions caused numerous accidents and closed a number of highways.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Western Crook
- When
- March 1, 7:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM 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
- March 1, 7:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (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
- Drought in Kansas, March 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 1, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
- Winter Storm in Maryland, March 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 1 to 2, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- Flood in Ohio, March 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, March 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: 5543591, 5543592, 5543745.