Extremely critical fire weather (Level 3 of 3) including high winds and very dry conditions is expected this afternoon and evening for central and southern New Mexico into far west Texas. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible mainly this evening into early morning Monday across parts of the Great Plains. Large to very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes possible. Read More >
Overview
As another storm system is beginning to impact the state, here is the summary of the last storm which affected the area Friday and Saturday. The hardest hit areas were the Teton Mountains, Star Valley, Salt River and Wyoming Mountain ranges. A few locations saw almost 2 feet of snow. This system also brought bitter cold across the area with some locations dropping into the negative 20s and even a few negative 30s were recorded! The combination of these cold temperatures, snow, and some gusty winds in prone locations made for poor travel conditions this holiday weekend. |
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| Temperature recorded in downtown Riverton | Cold Temperatures around the area |
Snow
...Final Storm Total Snow Amounts for December 22-23, 2017... Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based on snow water equivalent. Location Snowfall Big Horn County... Bald Mountain Snotel... 4 inches. Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 4 inches. 2 SSW Lovell... 4 inches. Shell Creek Snotel... 3 inches. Lovell... 3 inches. Greybull... 2.4 inches. Basin... 2 inches. Fremont County... Brooks Lake... 10 inches. Deer Park Snotel... 6 inches. South Pass Snotel... 6 inches. Cold Springs Snotel... 5 inches. Little Warm Snotel... 5 inches. Castle Creek Snotel... 3 inches. Burroughs Creek Snotel... 3 inches. Riverton Airport... 2 inches. Atlantic City... 2 inches. Dubois... 2 inches. 9 SSE Lander... 2 inches. 4 W Riverton... 2 inches. Hobbs Park Snotel... 2 inches. Townsend Creek Snotel... 2 inches. 2 W Riverton... 1.7 inches. Riverton... 1.4 inches. Lander Airport... 1.2 inches. 9 SSE Lander... 1 inch. Hudson... 1 inch. St. Lawrence Alt Snotel... 1 inch. 7 SE Lander... 0.5 inches. 7 WNW Lander... 0.5 inches. Hot Springs County... 9 NE Thermopolis... 2.2 inches. Thermopolis... 1 inch. Johnson County... 17 NNW Kaycee... 4.5 inches. Bear Trap Meadow Snotel... 3 inches. 4 SSW Buffalo... 2.7 inches. Soldier Park Snotel... 2 inches. 13 SSE Buffalo... 2 inches. Buffalo... 1.7 inches. 17 E Kaycee... 1.5 inches. Little Goose Snotel... 1 inch. Lincoln County... Box Y Ranch... 26 inches. Commissary Ridge... 25 inches. 5 NNE Thayne... 22 inches. Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 19 inches. Willow Creek Snotel... 19 inches. 4 ENE Thayne... 15.5 inches. 2 SE Thayne... 14.5 inches. Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 14 inches. 3 SE Bedford... 14 inches. Blind Bull Summit... 14 inches. Indian Creek Snotel... 12 inches. Hams Fork Snotel... 12 inches. Alpine... 12 inches. Star Valley Ranch... 11.5 inches. Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 11 inches. Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 11 inches. Salt River Summit Snotel... 10 inches. 5 SSE Smoot... 8 inches. Afton... 7.9 inches. Natrona County... Reno Hill Snotel... 3 inches. Casper... 1.1 to 2.4 inches. Casper Airport... 2.3 inches. Powder River... 2 inches. Casper Mountain Snotel... 2 inches. 4 WSW Casper... 1.9 inches. 1 S Casper... 1.5 inches. 10 WSW Casper... 1.2 inches. Grave Springs Snotel... 1 inch. 11 WSW Casper... 0.3 inches. Park County... Pahaska... 8 inches. Beartooth Lake Snotel... 5 inches. Wolverine Snotel... 4 inches. Blackwater Snotel... 4 inches. 2 WSW Cody... 3.5 inches. Evening Star Snotel... 3 inches. 3 NE Sunshine... 2.7 inches. Cody... 1.5 to 2.5 inches. 4 SE Cody... 2 inches. 26 SW Cody... 2 inches. Timber Creek Snotel... 2 inches. Marquette Snotel... 2 inches. 4 SW Powell... 1.7 inches. Powell... 1.2 inches. 4 ENE Powell... 1.2 inches. Kirwin Snotel... 1 inch. Sublette County... Triple Peak Snotel... 14 inches. Snider Basin Snotel... 13 inches. 26 NNW Pinedale... 12 inches. Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 11 inches. Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 10 inches. New Fork Lake Snotel... 10 inches. Larsen Creek Snotel... 9 inches. Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 8 inches. East Rim Divide Snotel... 7 inches. Loomis Park Snotel... 7 inches. Pocket Creek Snotel... 6 inches. 14 NW Pinedale... 5.8 inches. Boulder Rearing Station... 5 inches. Bondurant... 4.7 inches. Gunsite Pass Snotel... 4 inches. Daniel Fish Hatchery... 3 inches. 13 NE Big Piney... 2.5 inches. Pinedale... 2.2 inches. Sweetwater County... Rock Springs... 1.9 to 5.5 inches. Wamsutter... 3 inches. Green River... 0.9 to 2 inches. Teton County... Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 21 inches. Jackson Hole - Raymer... 21 inches. Grassy Lake Snotel... 19 inches. Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 17.5 inches. Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 16 inches. Grand Targhee Snotel... 16 inches. Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 13 inches. Snake River Stn Snotel... 12 inches. Phillips Bench Snotel... 10 inches. Togwotee Pass Snotel... 10 inches. 3 SSW Wilson... 9 inches. Snow King... 7 inches. Base Camp Snotel... 7 inches. 1 NNW Alta... 7 inches. Granite Creek Snotel... 5 inches. Jackson Dam... 4.5 inches. Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 4 inches. Jackson Hole - Base... 3.5 inches. 2 NE Teton Village... 3.3 inches. Moose... 3.2 inches. 12 NE Jackson... 2.5 inches. 5 NW Jackson... 1.5 inches. Jackson... 1 inch. Washakie County... Ten Sleep... 3.5 inches. Powder River Pass Snotel... 3 inches. 16 SSE Ten Sleep... 2.5 inches. 5 NNW Ten Sleep... 2.3 inches. 27 S Ten Sleep... 2.2 inches. 8 SW Worland... 2 inches. Yellowstone National Park... Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 13 inches. Snake River Ranger Station... 12.5 inches. Two Ocean Plateau Snotel... 9 inches. Parker Peak Snotel... 8 inches. Sylvan Lake Snotel... 5 inches. Sylvan Road Snotel... 5 inches. Thumb Divide Snotel... 3 inches. Canyon Snotel... 3 inches. Lamar Ranger Station... 1.2 inches.
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