Heavy Snow, Lander Foothills / C Fremont
- When
- April 19, 12:00 AM MST to April 20, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lander Foothills / C Fremont forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wyoming, April 19 to 20, 2002
Two storm systems brought heavy snow to central and southwest Wyoming. Snowfall amounts ranges from 8 to 14 inches.
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 RIW wrote it up.
Two storm systems brought heavy snow to central and southwest Wyoming. Snowfall amounts ranges from 8 to 14 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Wind River Basin / Nc and E Fremont
- When
- April 19, 12:00 AM MST to April 20, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Basin / Nc and E Fremont forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.100, -110.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Natrona / Natrona Except X Se
- When
- April 19, 12:00 AM MST to April 20, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Natrona / Natrona Except X Se forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wind River Mtns East / Wc Fremont
- When
- April 19, 12:00 AM MST to April 20, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mtns East / Wc Fremont forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Green River Basin / C and Se Sublette / E Lincoln / Nw Sweetwater
- When
- April 19, 12:00 AM MST to April 20, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Green River Basin / C and Se Sublette / E Lincoln / Nw Sweetwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, April 19, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, April 19, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, April 19, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 19, 2002
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 19 to 20, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 19, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 19, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 19, 2002
- Flooding in Missouri, April 19 to 21, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 19 to 20, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 19, 2002
- Damaging Winds in New York, April 19, 2002
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, April 2002
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: 5288024, 5288025, 5288026, 5288092, 5288093.