Blizzard, W Sheridan
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM MST to February 26, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- W Sheridan forecast zone
Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1998
A strong winter storm which began February 25th created blizzard conditions across the Big Horn mountains in Sheridan County Wyoming. Burgess Junction reported 36 inches of new snow from this storm and Ranchester in the Northern Sheridan Foothills reported 10 inches of new snow.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 BYZ wrote it up.
A strong winter storm which began February 25th created blizzard conditions across the Big Horn mountains in Sheridan County Wyoming. Burgess Junction reported 36 inches of new snow from this storm and Ranchester in the Northern Sheridan Foothills reported 10 inches of new snow.
Event by event
1 blizzard, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, E Sheridan
- When
- February 25, 5:00 AM MST to February 26, 8:00 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.
- 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
- Blizzard in Montana, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 25, 1998
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5628386, 5628387.