Heavy Snow, Southeast Big Horn Mountains / W Johnson
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM MST to February 10, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southeast Big Horn Mountains / W Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 9 to 10, 1998
In a localized event, up to two feet of snow fell overnight in southern Johnson County, closing schools in the region. The Mayoworth area reported 18 to 24 inches of snow, the Barnum area 12 to 18 inches, and the Kaycee area up to 12 inches.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 RIW wrote it up.
In a localized event, up to two feet of snow fell overnight in southern Johnson County, closing schools in the region. The Mayoworth area reported 18 to 24 inches of snow, the Barnum area 12 to 18 inches, and the Kaycee area up to 12 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, East Johnson
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM MST to February 10, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- East Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.660, -108.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
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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: 5629586, 5629587.