Snowy Range County, Wyoming
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
$61K
Property damage
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The SNOTEL site Cinnabar Park (CINW4) estimated 39 to 40 inches of snow fell over a 21 hour period. Many other sites in this zone esimated 20 to 30 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Cinnabar Park SNOTEL site in the Snowy Range recorded an estimated 16 inches of snow. Criteria of 12 inches was rached around 9PM on May 5th. Many other sites recorded 10 to 13 inches of snow with this system.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from North French Creek SNOTEL (NFCW4) with 14.6 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported heavy snow accumulations above 10 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Peak snowfall report was from Medicine Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 12.1 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported snow accumulations above 6 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from Medicine Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 24.9 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported snow accumulations above 12 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Six to nine inches of snow reported across the Snowy Range.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Sand Lake SNOTEL over the Snowy Range reported a storm total snowfall of 10.4 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Sand Lake SNOTEL site reported the highest accumulation (7.5 inches) in the Snowy Range zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Cinnabar Park SNOTEL site recorded approximately 21.2 inches of snow over the duration of the event. Many other SNOTEL sites were in the 18 to 20 inch range.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The SNOTEL site at Med Bow (MBSW4) received 16.8 inches of snow throughout the duration of the event. The Sand Lake SNOTEL sites in the Snowy Range also hit criteria.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from Medicine Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 22.6 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported snow accumulations above 8 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A few SNOTEL sites in the Snowy Range showed 20 to 26 inches of snow December 27th and December 28th. Highest snowfall of 25.5 inches was reported at Medicine Bow Peak.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Brooklyn Lake SNOTEL site reported 7 inches of total snow. Cinnabar Park and Medicine Bow Peak both reported around 6 inches of snow as well.
High Wind High Wind
Social Media report of an 80 MPH gust near Centennial. Time is estimated based on other nearby obervations peak winds.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Brooklyn Lake SNOTEL site reported 6.6 inches of snow accumulation.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
All SNOTEL sites reported between 18 to 75 inches of snow. Highest accumulation was 75 inches at Medicine Bow Peak SNOTEL.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The North French Creek SNOTEL in the Snowy Range received 8.5 inches of snow over 24 hours as of 7:55pm on November 17th.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Multiple SNOTEL sites within the Snowy Range recorded snow amounts over 6 inches within a 24 hour time period.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Most SNOTEL sites in the Snowy Range showed between 3 to 5 inches of snow. Sand Lake SNOTEL reported 6 inches of snow fell, which is adjacent to highway 130 Snowy Range Pass.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from Cinnabar Park SNOTEL with 13.5 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported heavy snow accumulations above 10 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Several SNOTEL sites over the Snowy Range reported 5 to 10 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Two SNOTEL sites, Medicine Bow and Sand Lake, in the Snowy Range reported 19 to 20 inches of snow respectively.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Multiple reports of 3 to 6 inches of snow from the Snowy Range SNOTEL sites. Highest snowfall of 11.5 inches was observed at Medicine Bow Peak SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL sites across the Snowy Range reported a range of snowfalls between 6.4 inches to 16 inches. Three others reported 12 inches of snow or more.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall reported in the Snowy Range came from the Med Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 22.8 inches. Most other SNOTELs were between 10 to 17 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall reported in the Snowy Range came from the Sand Lake SNOTEL (SNLW4) with 23.7 inches. Most other SNOTELs were between 12 to 20 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall reported in the Snowy Range came from the Sand Lake SNOTEL (SNLW4) with 23.7 inches. Most other SNOTELs were between 13 to 18 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall reported in the Snowy Range came from the Med Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 16.3 inches. Most other SNOTELs were between 5 to 10 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall reported in the Snowy Range came from the Med Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 14.2 inches. Most other SNOTELs were between 11 to 13 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from North French Creek SNOTEL (NFCW4) with 32.8 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported heavy snow accumulations above 15 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from Brooklyn Lake SNOTEL (BKLW4) with 28.5 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported heavy snow accumulations above 15 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Peak snowfall report was from Medicine Bow SNOTEL (MBSW4) with 27 inches through the event. Several other SNOTELs reported heavy snow accumulations above 12 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Medicine Bow SNOTEL in the Snowy Range. Elevation 10512 feet. Snow weater equivalent is 1.3 inches and the average snow to liquid ratio used was 17.5 to 1. Accumulation was over 11 hours ending at 4pm December 17th. Warning critieria was reached at approximately 9am December 17th…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL site Cinnabar Park, (CINW4), located 7 miles west southwest of Centennial, Wyoming was the first to report 12 inches of snow with this event. Other notable reports from area SNOTELs was 24.4 inches at Medicine Bow (MBSW4) and 25.1 inches at North French Creek SNOTEL (NFCW4…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL site Cinnabar, located 7 miles west southwest of Centennial reported the peak snow of 14.4 inches. SNOTEL sites Brooklyn Lake, 7 miles west northwest of Centennial reported 12.6 inches. SNOTEL site Sand Lake, 10 miles south southwest of Arlington reported 14 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL site Medicine Bow, located 14 miles west northwest of Centennial reported a total of 17 inches. Reached criteria of 12 inches around the 16th at 4 AM MST. The Sand Lake SNOTEL also reported 13 inches of storm total snow during this time.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SNOTEL site Medicine Bow (MBSW4), located 14 miles west northwest of Centennial reported 16.8 inches of snow with this event. Other SNOTELS reported snow ranging from 7 inches to 11.2 inches in the Snowy Range.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Multiple SNOTEL observations suggest 2 to 4 feet of snow fell in the Snowy Range over the 3-day period from 3/12 to 3/15. An estimated maximum total of 56.1 inches was observed at Cinnabar Park (7 miles WSW of Centennial) at an elevation of 9707 feet. The Snowy Range Ski Area obs…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Numerous SNOTEL sites in the Snowy Range estimated between 5 and 10 inches of snow accumulation.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Med Bow SNOTEL (elevation 10512 feet) in the Snowy Range estimated 16.7 inches of snowfall with 1.0 inches of snow water equivalent. Nearby SNOTELs estimated 8 to 11 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Med Bow SNOTEL (elevation 10510 feet) in the Snowy Range estimated 17.5 inches of snowfall. Nearby SNOTELs received 9 to 12 inches of snow accumulation.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Med Bow SNOTEL (elevation 10510 feet) in the Snowy Range estimated 10.8 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Numerous SNOTEL sites in the Snowy Range estimated snowfall totals around 1 to 2 feet. Brooklyn Lake SNOTEL site estimated 22.5 inches of snowfall with 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Medicine Bow SNOTEL (elevation 10512 feet) estimated 36 inches of snowfall. Nearby SNOTEL sites estimated just over a foot of snow accumulation.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
French Creek SNOTEL estimated 10 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Medicine Bow SNOTEL, 14 miles west northwest of Centennial reported an estimated 44 inches total snowfall with this event.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills fell to a minimum of -37 F at the Sawmill Park RAWS station (6 miles WSW of Woods Landing) at 5:52 PM MST on 1/15.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Medicine Bow SNOTEL (41.38N/-106.35) in the Snowy Range estimated a total snowfall of 32 inches during this event. Numerous SNOTELs in the area estimated 2 to 3 feet of snowfall.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017 | 77 | 0 |
| 2016 | 81 | 0 |
| 2015 | 52 | 0 |
| 2014 | 86 | 0 |
| 2013 | 61 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 0 |
| 2010 | 39 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
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