Wyoming, 2025Winter Weather in Wyoming, January 9, 2025
January 9, 2025 · NWS CYS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A cold front moving across the forecast area brought snow and wind gusty winds, which lead to snow squalls in southeast Wyoming.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A cold front moving across the forecast area brought snow and wind gusty winds, which lead to snow squalls in southeast Wyoming.
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 Jan 8, 10:50 PM MST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 10:50 PM MST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 9, 2:04 AM MST, 52 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Central Laramie County
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- January 9, 2:56 AM MST to 3:26 AM MST
- Where
- Central Laramie County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.307, -104.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Multiple snow squalls during the early morning of 1/9 resulted in temporary reductions to visibility below one-quarter mile and wind gusts over 50 mph for numerous WYDOT sensors in Laramie County.
Winter Weather, East Laramie County
- When
- January 9, 3:08 AM MST to 3:30 AM MST
- Where
- East Laramie County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.307, -104.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall passing over eastern Laramie County resulted in one-quarter mile visibility and wind gusts up to 47 mph at the Gun Barrel WYDOT sensor along US-85.
- 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.
- Cold in Louisiana, January 9, 20251 death · 1 event
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 9 to 10, 202550 events
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 9 to 10, 202534 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Missouri, January 9 to 10, 202533 events
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 9 to 10, 202528 events
- Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 9 to 10, 202525 events
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 9 to 10, 202522 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Texas, January 9 to 10, 202520 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 9 to 10, 202518 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 9 to 10, 202517 events
- Heavy Snow and Sleet in Mississippi, January 9 to 10, 202515 events
- Cold in North Carolina, January 9, 202514 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: 1223309, 1223310.