Blizzard, Converse / Converse Except X S
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse / Converse Except X S forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wyoming, February 25, 1998
8 inches of snowfall fell in Douglas overnight and the Converse County Sheriff's Office reported blizzard conditions at 0700. Torrington recieved heavy snow with 35 to 45 mph winds.
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
- 3
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.
8 inches of snowfall fell in Douglas overnight and the Converse County Sheriff's Office reported blizzard conditions at 0700. Torrington recieved heavy snow with 35 to 45 mph winds. Lusk reported blizzard conditions with 4 inches of snow and 35 mph winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Goshen
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Goshen forecast zone
Blizzard, Niobrara
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Niobrara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (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 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: 5630905, 5630906, 5630907.