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Critical Fire Weather Concerns; Storm Tracking Across the Plains

Combination of strong winds, dry conditions and above normal temperatures will result in elevated to critical fire weather concerns for the Southern Plains and portions of Southern California. This is part of a storm system that is tracking across the central Plains with occasional snow showers and heavier snow from the Rockies through the Central/Northern Plains. Read More >

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A strong cold front plunged south across the area on Saturday, spreading snow and sharply colder temperatures along and east of the Continental Divide.
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GOES 16 Visible Satellite Loop from Sunday afternoon showing areas where heavier snow fell across the Big Horn and Wind River Basins as low clouds moved out of the area (white areas that move are clouds, white areas that don't move are snow).
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24 hour snowfall totals ending at 6 am Sunday, October 14, 2018
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I 25 in Casper Saturday Evening
4 inches of snow was reported
at the Natrona County International Airport
Riverton - 6 inches of snow reported
east of Downtown
9-10 inches of new snow at
Sinks Canyon Campground south of Lander
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