Wyoming, 2006

Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 2 to 3, 2006

January 2 to 3, 2006 · NWS RIW · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A strong storm system pushed into western Wyoming from the Great Basin during the morning of January 2nd and continued through noon on the 3rd. Snowfall amounts totaled 1 to 2 feet in elevations above 8000 feet.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • 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
9

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.

A strong storm system pushed into western Wyoming from the Great Basin during the morning of January 2nd and continued through noon on the 3rd. Snowfall amounts totaled 1 to 2 feet in elevations above 8000 feet. Western valley and basin locations received lighter amounts of 6 to 12 inches. Mountain-top winds approached 35 mph during the event reducing visibilities to near zero at times over mountain passes.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 3:10 AM MST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:10 AM MST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Absaroka Mountains

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Absaroka Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.760, -108.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jackson Hole

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Jackson Hole forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.100, -110.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Salt River & Wyoming Ranges

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Salt River & Wyoming Ranges forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.516, -110.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, South Lincoln County

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
South Lincoln County forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Star Valley

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Star Valley forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Upper Green River Basin

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Green River Basin forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.433, -109.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Upper Green River Basin Foothills

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Green River Basin Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.767, -109.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wind River Mountains West

When
January 2, 9:00 AM MST to January 3, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.904, -109.273 (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

More

Every storm in Wyoming in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 2006

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: 5489386, 5489387, 5489388, 5489389, 5489390, 5489391, 5489392, 5489393, 5489394.