Wyoming, 2019

Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 7 to 9, 2019

December 7 to 9, 2019 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy snowfall estimated total of eighteen inches were calculated across the Snowy Mountain Range starting late on the evening of the 7th and continuing through the morning of the 9th.

Where it happened

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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 CYS wrote it up.

Heavy snowfall estimated total of eighteen inches were calculated across the Snowy Mountain Range starting late on the evening of the 7th and continuing through the morning of the 9th.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Snowy Range

When
December 7, 10:00 PM MST to December 9, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Snowy Range forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observation sensors at North French Creek and Medicine Bow Peak measured a snow water equivalent of 1.2 inches and application of 15 to 1 ratio calculated a snowfall total of 18 inches.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 864370.