Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 15 to 16, 1998

Name: Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 15 to 16, 1998
Start: 1998-02-15T20:00
End: 1998-02-16T17:00
Location: Wyoming

February 15 to 16, 1998 · NWS CYS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Light snow created icy roads across Laramie and Albany Counties resulting in 14 accidents across the area. No injuries or major property damage was reported.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $21,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

Light snow created icy roads across Laramie and Albany Counties resulting in 14 accidents across the area. No injuries or major property damage was reported.

Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Laramie Valley

When: February 15, 8:00 PM MST to February 16, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Valley forecast zone
Property damage: $21,000

Winter Weather, Laramie Range

When: February 15, 8:00 PM MST to February 16, 5:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Range forecast zone

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wyoming in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, February 1998

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: 5630911, 5630912.