Wyoming, 2000

Heavy Snow and High Wind in Wyoming, April 2 to 5, 2000

April 2 to 5, 2000 · NWS BYZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 heavy snow, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Big Horn Mountains

When
April 2, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
Where
Northeast Big Horn Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

A strong Canadian cold front moved across northern Wyoming and produced heavy snow in Sheridan County. Story reported 8 inches of new snow at 9:20 am.

High Wind, Sheridan Foothills

When
April 5, 5:05 AM MST
Where
Sheridan Foothills forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

An unusually strong Canadian cold front moved across northern Wyoming during the early morning of April 5th producing strong gusty winds in many locations. A trained storm spotter in Sheridan reported sustained winds of 43 MPH at 5:05 am.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5138586, 5138587.