Wyoming, 1997

Blizzard in Wyoming, April 5, 1997

April 5, 1997 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES 1/4 MILES, DRIFTS OF SNOW FROM 2 TO 5 FEET IN SHERIDAN.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 BYZ wrote it up.

WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES 1/4 MILES, DRIFTS OF SNOW FROM 2 TO 5 FEET IN SHERIDAN.

Event by event

1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, E Sheridan

When
April 5, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
E Sheridan 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

More

Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, April 1997

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: 5594076.