Heavy Snow, Converse
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Converse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1997
Ten to 18 inches of snow fell over southeast Wyoming. Eighteen inches fell 17 miles northeast of Douglas in Converse County, 10 inches fell at Shirley Basin in Carbon County, and 8 inches fell at Lance Creek in Niobrara County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 7
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.
Ten to 18 inches of snow fell over southeast Wyoming. Eighteen inches fell 17 miles northeast of Douglas in Converse County, 10 inches fell at Shirley Basin in Carbon County, and 8 inches fell at Lance Creek in Niobrara County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, North Carbon
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Niobrara
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Niobrara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Laramie Valley
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow, North Laramie Range
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Laramie Range
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Platte
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
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
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 2, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, February 2 to 21, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 2 to 4, 1997
- Dense Fog in Idaho, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 2, 1997
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, February 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: 5588777, 5588778, 5588779, 5588780, 5588781, 5588782, 5588783.