Blizzard, Lander Foothills
- When
- January 11, 5:00 PM MST to January 12, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lander Foothills forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wyoming, January 11 to 12, 1997
Blizzard conditions over Sweetwater and southern Lincoln counties. Sustained winds of 40 mph and visibilities less than 100 feet at times.
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.
Blizzard conditions over Sweetwater and southern Lincoln counties. Sustained winds of 40 mph and visibilities less than 100 feet at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Casper Mountain
- When
- January 11, 5:00 PM MST to January 12, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Casper Mountain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Star Valley
- When
- January 11, 5:00 PM MST to January 12, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Star Valley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Salt River & Wyoming Ranges
- When
- January 11, 5:00 PM MST to January 12, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Salt River & Wyoming Ranges forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.516, -110.286 (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
- Blizzard in Utah, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Avalanche in Washington, January 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Cold in New Mexico, January 11, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, January 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Cold in Colorado, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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: 5596128, 5596129, 5596130, 5596131.