Wyoming, 2023Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 26 to 28, 2023
January 26 to 28, 2023 · NWS BYZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An arctic front moved across the Billings Forecast Area. This was followed by an unstable northwest flow aloft on Friday the 27th.
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- 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.
An arctic front moved across the Billings Forecast Area. This was followed by an unstable northwest flow aloft on Friday the 27th. This unstable flow produced bands of moderate to heavy snow across portions of north central Wyoming.
Winter Storm, Northeast Bighorn Mountains
- When
- January 26, 10:00 AM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Bighorn Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.790, -106.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Story reported 28 inches of new snow.
Winter Storm, Sheridan Foothills
- When
- January 26, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.790, -106.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was less than a mile at times. In addition, a semi slid off Interstate 90.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 26 to 30, 20231 death · 40 injured · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Montana, January 26 to 30, 202327 events
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 26 to 28, 202323 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 26 to 29, 202318 events
- Extreme Cold in Idaho, January 26 to 31, 202317 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Idaho, January 26 to 29, 202312 events
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 26 to 27, 20231 injured · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 26, 202381 kt wind · 9 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Utah, January 26 to 31, 20238 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 26, 202357 kt wind · 7 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 26 to 28, 20237 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 26, 202358 kt wind · 5 events
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: 1069350, 1069348.