Wyoming, 2022

Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 16, 2022

February 16, 2022 · NWS CYS · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A weak area of low pressure brought a brief period of light to moderate snow to a large part of southeast Wyoming. Snowfall amounts were generally less than 2 inches, but a few localized areas received 3 to 4 inches across primarily Converse and Niobrara Counties.

Where it happened

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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 CYS wrote it up.

A weak area of low pressure brought a brief period of light to moderate snow to a large part of southeast Wyoming. Snowfall amounts were generally less than 2 inches, but a few localized areas received 3 to 4 inches across primarily Converse and Niobrara Counties. No significant impacts were recorded.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 15, 9:42 PM MST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 9:42 PM MST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Converse County Lower Elevations

When
February 16, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Converse County Lower Elevations forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.972, -105.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the lower elevations of Converse County per multiple CoCoRaHS observers.

Winter Weather, Niobrara County

When
February 16, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Niobrara County forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.057, -104.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A CoCoRaHS observer 1 S of Lusk reported a storm total snowfall of 4.0 inches.

Winter Weather, East Platte County

When
February 16, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
East Platte County forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
42.133, -104.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches across eastern Platte County per multiple CoCoRaHS observers.

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

More

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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: 1008322, 1008323, 1008324.