Wyoming, 1998

Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 17, 1998

January 17, 1998 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

12 inches of snow fell in the Snowy Range at the Snowy Range Ski Area and 18 miles SE of Saratoga, from 1000 to 2200..

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

12 inches of snow fell in the Snowy Range at the Snowy Range Ski Area and 18 miles SE of Saratoga, from 1000 to 2200..

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany

When
January 17, 10:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where
Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Wyoming in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5628859.