Winter Storm, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- September 28, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 28, 1999
Snow fell over parts of south central and southeast Wyoming, with snowfall of 8 inchesreported at Elk Mountain, and 6 inches at Buford. Icy bridges resulted in an accidenton Interstate 80 15 miles east of Rawlins, WY, which killed one person and injured another.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
Snow fell over parts of south central and southeast Wyoming, with snowfall of 8 inchesreported at Elk Mountain, and 6 inches at Buford. Icy bridges resulted in an accidenton Interstate 80 15 miles east of Rawlins, WY, which killed one person and injured another.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- September 28, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, Southwest Carbon
- When
- September 28, 6:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Southwest Carbon | 1999-09-28 | 68 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, September 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 28, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 28, 1999
- Flood in Missouri, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 28, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, September 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5719029, 5719030, 5719031.