Wyoming, 1998

Heavy Snow in Wyoming, June 17, 1998

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

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Snowy Range

When
June 17, 4:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Snowy Range forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy snow up to 8 inches fell over the higher elevations of the Snowy Range. The snow stranded travelers on the Snowy Range Pass. Two snowplows slid off of curves and into ditches as they tried to plow the pass.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5650820.