Blizzard, South Campbell
- When
- March 7, 9:00 PM MST to March 8, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 7 to 8, 2000
A winter storm system brought snow and strong winds to the region. On the plains, 2 to 6 inches of snow were reported with northwest winds 25 to 30 mph gusting to 50 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 UNR wrote it up.
A winter storm system brought snow and strong winds to the region. On the plains, 2 to 6 inches of snow were reported with northwest winds 25 to 30 mph gusting to 50 mph. In the Bear Lodge Mountains, 5 to 12 inches of snow fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 blizzard, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Gillette
- When
- March 7, 9:00 PM MST to March 8, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gillette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Moorcroft
- When
- March 7, 9:00 PM MST to March 8, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Moorcroft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Weston
- When
- March 7, 9:00 PM MST to March 8, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weston forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- March 7, 9:00 PM MST to March 8, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
- High Wind in Texas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Dust Storm in Arizona, March 7, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Texas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, March 2000
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: 5138175, 5138176, 5138177, 5138178, 5138179.