Winter Storm, Gillette / N Campbell
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM MST to March 29, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gillette / N Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 28 to 29, 1998
A weekend snow storm produced anywhere from six to twelve inches of wet snow over northeast Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell over central campbell county, around Gillette where 12 inch accumulations were common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 UNR wrote it up.
A weekend snow storm produced anywhere from six to twelve inches of wet snow over northeast Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell over central campbell county, around Gillette where 12 inch accumulations were common.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Moorcroft / Crook Except E
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM MST to March 29, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Moorcroft / Crook Except E forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, South Campbell
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM MST to March 29, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Weston / Weston Except X Ne
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM MST to March 29, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weston / Weston Except X Ne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wyoming Black Hills / E Crook / X Ne Weston
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM MST to March 29, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills / E Crook / X Ne Weston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flood in Arizona, March 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Hail in California, March 28 to 29, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, March 28, 1998
- Flood and Hail in California, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, March 28, 1998
- High Wind in Ohio, March 28, 1998
- High Wind in New York, March 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 28 to 29, 1998
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: 5639419, 5639420, 5639421, 5639422, 5639423.