Wyoming, 2024

Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 16 to 18, 2024

April 16 to 18, 2024 · NWS RIW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Low pressure passing across northern Wyoming brought heavy snow to the Bighorn Range. Amounts ranged from 11 to 19 inches along the eastern slopes.

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.

Low pressure passing across northern Wyoming brought heavy snow to the Bighorn Range. Amounts ranged from 11 to 19 inches along the eastern slopes. Along the western slopes, 12 to 15 inches of new snow fell.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Bighorn Mountains West

When
April 16, 9:00 PM MST to April 18, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Bighorn Mountains West forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
43.695, -107.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 13 to 19 inches.

Winter Storm, Bighorn Mountains Southeast

When
April 16, 9:00 PM MST to April 18, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Bighorn Mountains Southeast forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
43.635, -107.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 11 to 15 inches.

What these are

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1170681, 1170683.