Winter Storm, Rock Springs/Green River / Sw Sweetwater
- When
- December 8, 9:00 PM MST to December 9, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rock Springs/Green River / Sw Sweetwater forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 8 to 9, 1997
Storm began Monday night and ended Tuesday night. 6 to 15 inches of new snow in the Star Valley; near a foot of new snow in Thermopolis, over a foot in the Wind River Canyon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 RIW wrote it up.
Storm began Monday night and ended Tuesday night. 6 to 15 inches of new snow in the Star Valley; near a foot of new snow in Thermopolis, over a foot in the Wind River Canyon. Around a half foot of new snow in the Rock Springs/Green River area with considerable blowing and drifting. Wind gusts to 43 mph in Green River.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, South Big Horn Basin / N Hot Springs / W Washakie
- When
- December 8, 9:00 PM MST to December 9, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Big Horn Basin / N Hot Springs / W Washakie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.635, -107.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Star Valley / W Lincoln
- When
- December 8, 9:00 PM MST to December 9, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Star Valley / W Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owl Creek Mountains / S Hot Springs
- When
- December 8, 9:00 PM MST to December 9, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Owl Creek Mountains / S Hot Springs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.695, -107.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 8 to 11, 1997
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 8 to 10, 1997
- Tornado in California, December 8, 1997
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 8, 1997
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 8, 1997
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 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: 5626786, 5626787, 5626788, 5626789.