Blizzard, E Sheridan
- When
- December 19, 12:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- E Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Blizzard in Wyoming, December 19, 1999
Moisture associated with an arctic cold front produced heavy snowfall throughout Sheridan County during the early morning hours of the 19th. Sheridan received 6 inches of new snow, and Burgess Junction picked up 8 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BYZ wrote it up.
Moisture associated with an arctic cold front produced heavy snowfall throughout Sheridan County during the early morning hours of the 19th. Sheridan received 6 inches of new snow, and Burgess Junction picked up 8 inches. In addition, sustained winds as high as 41 mph with gusts up to 50 mph produced whiteout conditions in Sheridan. Several road closures were reported in Sheridan County.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, W Sheridan
- When
- December 19, 12:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- W Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, December 19, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 19 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 19, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 19 to 24, 1999
- Heat in California, December 19 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 19 to 20, 1999
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 1999
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: 5722685, 5722794.