Winter Storm — Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

2025-03-06 to 2025-03-07 · Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

Event narrative

Public and CoCoRahs reports of 6 and 11 inches of snow around Douglas Wyoming. Department of Highways also closed Interstate 25 in Converse County because of dangerous travel conditions and visibilities between one quarter to one half mile.

Wider weather episode

A stationary cold front and a potent Pacific trough resulted in the heaviest snowfall so far this winter across central and east central Wyoming. Snow started late March 5th and continued through noon on March 7th. Significant snow and some road closures were experienced during this storm with most of the major impacts north of Interstate 80.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1232124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.