Winter Weather, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- February 6, 5:00 AM MST to February 7, 5:00 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)
Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 6 to 7, 2020
A strong clipper system brought snow to far northeast Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell across the Wyoming Black Hills, where three to five inches fell in some areas from the Bear Lodge Mountains to Four Corners and the Newcastle area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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 UNR wrote it up.
A strong clipper system brought snow to far northeast Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell across the Wyoming Black Hills, where three to five inches fell in some areas from the Bear Lodge Mountains to Four Corners and the Newcastle area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Weston
- When
- February 6, 7:00 AM MST to February 7, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Weston forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Flooding in Oregon, February 6 to 8, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, February 6 to 8, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, February 6, 2020
- Flooding in Washington, February 6 to 9, 2020
- Flooding in Virginia, February 6, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Georgia, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, February 6, 2020
- Winter Storm in New York, February 6 to 7, 2020
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, February 2020
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 869780, 869781.