Widespread snowfall occurred across much of the CWA behind a particularly strong cold front. Snow reports from 2 to 6 inches were reported in the lower elevations.
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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.
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Widespread snowfall occurred across much of the CWA behind a particularly strong cold front. Snow reports from 2 to 6 inches were reported in the lower elevations.
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 18, 5:00 AM MST, 6 hours earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 529 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>111-113>119-191230- Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County- Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County- Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County- Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County- North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains- Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County- North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County- Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-Laramie Valley- South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- 529 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow squalls are possible again west of the Laramie Range as another potent Pacific storm system moves into the region. Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for east central Wyoming, including Douglas and Lusk, tonight through Thursday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Additional snowfall possible Friday as another Pacific system moves south of the region. Wind chill temperatures between 5 below zero and 15 below zero possible Friday and Saturday morning. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. WYZ112-191230- Sierra Madre Range- 529 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Moderate to heavy mountain snow will redevelop early this morning and continue through Thursday, mainly above 8500 feet. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Additional snowfall possible Friday as another Pacific system moves south of the region. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1046 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0334 PM Snow Squall 1 NNW Arlington 41.60N 106.21W
02/17/2026 Carbon WY Dept of Highways
Multiple WYDOT observations of one quarter
mile or less visibility with winds gusting
over 40 mph. Road closures reported on I-80
as well.
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NBPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1053 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM Snow Squall 14 NE Centennial 41.43N 105.90W
02/17/2026 Albany WY Dept of Highways
WYDOT sensors in Western Albany County
reported visibility around 0.30 miles with
winds gusting over 40 mph. Highway closures
along I-80 reported as well.
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NBThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Public report of 5.5 inches of snow near Glenrock, Wyoming. This was the highest report for this zone.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wyoming in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, February 2026
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: 1313680.