Winter Storm, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- November 21, 12:00 AM MST to 9:00 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)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 21, 2003
A strong winter storm moved across the Rockies and into the Central Plains, bringing heavy snows to parts of Northeast Wyoming. Snow increased in intensity during the early morning and continued through much of the day.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 strong winter storm moved across the Rockies and into the Central Plains, bringing heavy snows to parts of Northeast Wyoming. Snow increased in intensity during the early morning and continued through much of the day. Snow then began to taper off during the evening. Snowfall amounts across the Northeast Wyoming Plains were generally in the 3 to 6 inch range. Across the Wyoming Black Hills, snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were common, with up to 16 inches falling near Four Corners.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm in Utah, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 21, 2003
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 21, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 21 to 23, 2003
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Utah, November 21 to 22, 2003
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 21, 2003
- Ice Storm in Alaska, November 21, 2003
- Funnel Cloud in Oregon, November 21, 2003
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, November 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5328078.