Winter Storm, Salt River & Wyoming Ranges
- When
- January 31, 1:00 AM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Salt River & Wyoming Ranges forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.516, -110.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 31, 2010
A winter storm tracked from the Pacific Northwest through Idaho, bringing moderate to heavy snow to far western Wyoming on Sunday, January 31. Snow totals by the end of the day reached six inches in northern Star Valley and 10 to 12 inches in the western mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 winter storm tracked from the Pacific Northwest through Idaho, bringing moderate to heavy snow to far western Wyoming on Sunday, January 31. Snow totals by the end of the day reached six inches in northern Star Valley and 10 to 12 inches in the western mountains. More information about the conclusion of this event is contained in the February 2010 Storm Data publication.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains
- When
- January 31, 5:30 AM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Star Valley
- When
- January 31, 6:30 AM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Star Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -110.656 (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 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 2010
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: 205505, 205498, 205503.