Wyoming, 2024

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wyoming, April 6 to 8, 2024

April 6 to 8, 2024 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong upper-level system moved slowly across the region, bringing beneficial precipitation to much of northeast Wyoming. Rain turned fairly quickly over to snow across the area during the late day and evening hours of the 6th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 upper-level system moved slowly across the region, bringing beneficial precipitation to much of northeast Wyoming. Rain turned fairly quickly over to snow across the area during the late day and evening hours of the 6th. Snowfall was heaviest over much of Campbell County and the Bear Lodge Mountains, where 6 inches to around a foot of accumulation was reported. Gusty winds to around 50 mph produced some blowing snow during the morning hours of the 7th.

The radar

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Event by event

4 winter storm, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, South Campbell

When
April 6, 4:00 PM MST to April 8, 6:00 AM MST
Where
South Campbell forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wyoming Black Hills

When
April 6, 5:00 PM MST to April 8, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.215, -104.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Campbell

When
April 6, 6:00 PM MST to April 8, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Northern Campbell forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Crook

When
April 6, 9:00 PM MST to April 8, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Western Crook forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Weston County Plains

When
April 6, 9:00 PM MST to April 7, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Weston County Plains forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 1162233, 1162235, 1162232, 1162234, 1162236.