Heavy Snow, Northeast Johnson County
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Johnson County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 23, 1996
Heavy snow fell in parts of western Wyoming. The largest amounts were twenty inches at Sinks Canyon (Fremont County) and twenty two inches at Pinedale.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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 fell in parts of western Wyoming. The largest amounts were twenty inches at Sinks Canyon (Fremont County) and twenty two inches at Pinedale. In addition, ten inches at Lander, nine inches at Mountain View and fifteen inches at Thermopolis. Interstate 80 was closed for a time between Fort Bridger and Evanston due to the snowfall. Power was out during much of the time in parts of the southwest corner of the state.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southeast Johnson County
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Johnson County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wind River Mountains West
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lander Foothills
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lander Foothills forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Natrona County Lower Elevations
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Natrona County Lower Elevations forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Casper Mountain
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Casper Mountain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bighorn Mountains West
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bighorn Mountains West forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.695, -107.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bighorn Mountains Southeast
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bighorn Mountains Southeast forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.635, -107.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Uinta
- When
- March 23, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Uinta forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.288, -110.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, March 23, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Nebraska, March 23 to 24, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540093, 5540094, 5540095, 5540096, 5540097, 5540098, 5540099, 5540100, 5540101, 5540102.