Winter Storm, Moorcroft
- When
- November 7, 10:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Moorcroft forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 7, 2000
A winter storm moved through the area bringing gusty northwest winds as well as several inches of snowfall. Across the northeastern Wyoming plains, snowfall totals ranged from 2 to 4 inches, while in the Bear Lodge Mountains, snowfall ranged from 4 to 10 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 moved through the area bringing gusty northwest winds as well as several inches of snowfall. Across the northeastern Wyoming plains, snowfall totals ranged from 2 to 4 inches, while in the Bear Lodge Mountains, snowfall ranged from 4 to 10 inches. The highest snowfall total was 10.5 inches at Devils Tower National Monument. Northwest winds estimated at 30 to 40 mph caused areas of visibilities less than a quarter mile at times, mainly in the Sundance to Newcastle region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Gillette
- When
- November 7, 10:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gillette forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Weston
- When
- November 7, 10:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- November 7, 10:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (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
- High Wind in California, November 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 7, 2000
- Blizzard in South Dakota, November 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Texas, November 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Texas, November 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Texas, November 7, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, November 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: 5161035, 5161036, 5161037, 5161038.