Wyoming, 2019

Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 23 to 24, 2019

January 23 to 24, 2019 · NWS RIW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A fast moving system moved through Wyoming. Snowfall amounts were light to moderate for the most part.

Where it happened

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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 RIW wrote it up.

A fast moving system moved through Wyoming. Snowfall amounts were light to moderate for the most part. However, convective banding developed over Teton County and brought locally heavy amounts of snow. The highest amount was 22 inches at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort. In the lower elevations, Teton Village had 10 new inches of snow. Amounts dropped sharply further south.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Jackson Hole

When
January 23, 12:00 AM MST to January 24, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Jackson Hole forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.100, -110.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow fell in portions of the Jackson Valley. The heaviest was near the Jackson Hole Ski Resort where 10 inches of snow fell near Teton Village.

Winter Storm, Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains

When
January 23, 12:00 AM MST to January 24, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow fell in the Tetons. Some of the highest amounts included 22 inches at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort and 15 inches at Grand Targhee.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 803512, 803513.