Winter Weather, Northern Campbell
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM MST to May 22, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Wyoming, May 21 to 22, 2019
A strong spring system brought rain and snow to much of northeastern Wyoming. Rain changed over to snow across the area, with the highest snow amounts over the Wyoming Black Hills, Bear Lodge Mountains, as well as the higher elevations of Campbell County, where four to eight inches of snow was reported.
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 UNR wrote it up.
A strong spring system brought rain and snow to much of northeastern Wyoming. Rain changed over to snow across the area, with the highest snow amounts over the Wyoming Black Hills, Bear Lodge Mountains, as well as the higher elevations of Campbell County, where four to eight inches of snow was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, South Campbell
- When
- May 21, 12:00 PM MST to May 22, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- May 21, 1:00 PM MST to May 22, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 21, 2019
- Rip Current in North Carolina, May 21, 2019
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in South Dakota, May 21 to 27, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 21, 2019
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 21 to 22, 2019
- Tornado and Flooding in Kansas, May 21, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 21 to 22, 2019
- Flooding and High Wind in Missouri, May 21, 2019
- High Wind in Iowa, May 21, 2019
- High Wind in Texas, May 21, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 21, 2019
- High Wind in California, May 21 to 22, 2019
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, May 2019
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: 817052, 817053, 817054.