Winter Storm, Sheridan Foothills
- When
- January 17, 7:00 AM MST to January 18, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 17 to 18, 2008
A strong storm system with very unstable air moved across Northern Wyoming bringing heavy snow to Sheridan County. The following snow reports were received: 6 inches in Ranchester with icy highways and five to six cars and trucks in the median between Sheridan and Ranchester, 6 inches in Sheridan with visibility less than a mile, and 24 inches in Burgess Junction.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BYZ wrote it up.
A strong storm system with very unstable air moved across Northern Wyoming bringing heavy snow to Sheridan County. The following snow reports were received: 6 inches in Ranchester with icy highways and five to six cars and trucks in the median between Sheridan and Ranchester, 6 inches in Sheridan with visibility less than a mile, and 24 inches in Burgess Junction.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northeast Bighorn Mountains
- When
- January 17, 7:00 AM MST to January 18, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Bighorn Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
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
- Freezing Fog in South Dakota, January 17, 2008
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 17, 2008
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 17, 2008
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 17, 2008
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2008
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 17 to 18, 2008
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 2008
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: 73808, 73809.