Report: Snowbound, Wyoming's Winter Disaster

Collection

Identifier: H87-6

Staff Only

Content Description

Report entitled "Snowbound: Wyoming's Winter Disaster, 1949" by the Wyoming Emergency Relief Board. Compilation of reports from various agencies, graphs, weather maps, newspaper articles, etc.

Dates

1949

Creator

Wyoming Emergency Relief Administration (Organization)

Historical Note

Between December 1948 and February 1949, Eastern Wyoming was hit with a series of extreme weather including blizzards, high winds, and below zero temperatures paralyzed transportation, stranded travelers and ranchers, and killed thousands of livestock wintering on the range. The coordinated government response, known as "Operation Snowbound," involved the railroads, Red Cross chapters, Federal and State agencies, local governments, the National Guard, utility companies, and the efforts of private citizens and businesses.

Extent

.25 cubic feet (1 bound report in a file folder) : Analog

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Report entitled "Snowbound: Wyoming's Winter Disaster, 1949" by the Wyoming Emergency Relief Board. Compilation of reports from various agencies, graphs, weather maps, newspaper articles, etc.

Arrangement

None

Acquisition

Transferred from the Wyoming State Library on November 11, 1986.

Related Materials

See also: RG 0007, Wyoming Office of the Adjutant General records, 01.01.00 Operation Snowbound, Disaster History, 5th Army, 1949 RG 0202, Wyoming State Planning and Water Conservation Board records, 01.02.02.00 Reports, Studies and Surveys, 1930-1950