Wyoming, 2000

Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 19 to 20, 2000

March 19 to 20, 2000 · NWS RIW · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Occasional blizzard conditions reported in the Red Desert area of southwest Wyoming.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 RIW wrote it up.

"First day of spring" storm dropped up to a foot of snow in the mountains and 6 to 10 inches in lower elevations.Occasional blizzard conditions reported in the Red Desert area of southwest Wyoming.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Flaming Gorge / Sc Sweetwater

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Flaming Gorge / Sc Sweetwater forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.516, -110.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Green Mountains / S Fremont

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Green Mountains / S Fremont forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lander Foothills / C Fremont

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Lander Foothills / C Fremont forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Natrona / Natrona Except X Se

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Natrona / Natrona Except X Se forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Red Desert / Ne Sweetwater

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Red Desert / Ne Sweetwater forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rock Springs/Green River / Sw Sweetwater

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Rock Springs/Green River / Sw Sweetwater forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Southeast Sweetwater

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Southeast Sweetwater forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.767, -109.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wind River Mtns East / Wc Fremont

When
March 19, 9:00 PM MST to March 20, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wind River Mtns East / Wc Fremont forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.039, -106.585 (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

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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: 5134372, 5134373, 5134374, 5134375, 5134376, 5134377, 5134378, 5134379.