Wyoming, 1998

Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 18, 1998

March 18, 1998 · NWS CYS · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A winter storm moved across the southeast mountains, with the Snowy Range and the Laramie range recieving 8 inches of new snowfall. The Snowy Range Ski area recieved 13 inches of snowfall.

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.

A winter storm moved across the southeast mountains, with the Snowy Range and the Laramie range recieving 8 inches of new snowfall. The Snowy Range Ski area recieved 13 inches of snowfall.

Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Laramie Range

When
March 18, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Laramie Range forecast zone

Winter Storm, Snowy Range

When
March 18, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Snowy Range forecast zone

Winter Storm, Southwest Carbon

When
March 18, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Southwest Carbon 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, March 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: 5635233, 5635234, 5635235.