Winter Storm, Southwest Big Horn Basin
- When
- November 28, 1:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Big Horn Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 43.719, -108.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 28, 2010
A mid-level disturbance moved through Hot Springs County and brought widespread light snow. This disturbance lingered long enough to provide a period of enhanced upslope snowfall in the central part of the county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 RIW wrote it up.
A mid-level disturbance moved through Hot Springs County and brought widespread light snow. This disturbance lingered long enough to provide a period of enhanced upslope snowfall in the central part of the county. Six inches of snow fell in and around Thermopolis while nearly nine inches fell near Lucerne.
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
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, November 28, 2010
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 28 to 30, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 28 to 29, 2010
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 28 to 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 28, 2010
- High Wind in New Mexico, November 28, 2010
- High Wind in Texas, November 28, 2010
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 28 to 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, November 28 to 29, 2010
- Winter Storm in Alaska, November 28 to 30, 2010
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 28 to 29, 2010
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 28 to 29, 2010
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 264834.