Winter Storm, Southwest Carbon
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 6 to 7, 1998
A winter storm affected parts of southeast Wyoming, with a total of 11 inches of snowfall reported in Rawlins, 10 inches at Lusk and Hanna, and 8 inches of snowfall was reported across Platte county. The Wyoming Highway Patrol received 19 reports of automobile accidents involving injuries due to snow packed roads, and another 90 accidents without injuries between midnight and 715 pm.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 19
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 affected parts of southeast Wyoming, with a total of 11 inches of snowfall reported in Rawlins, 10 inches at Lusk and Hanna, and 8 inches of snowfall was reported across Platte county. The Wyoming Highway Patrol received 19 reports of automobile accidents involving injuries due to snow packed roads, and another 90 accidents without injuries between midnight and 715 pm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Niobrara
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Niobrara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, North Carbon
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
Winter Storm, Platte
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $35,000
Winter Storm, Snowy Range
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Injuries
- 9 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
Winter Storm, Converse
- When
- March 6, 5:00 AM MST to March 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 6 to 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 6, 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: 5635219, 5635220, 5635221, 5635222, 5635223, 5635224.