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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

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SYNOPSIS:  A weather front will move into western Wyoming late Tuesday night bringing moderate to heavy snow to the mountains. The snow will spread across portions of central Wyoming through the day Wednesday. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 9 inches for the mountains, with local amounts up to a foot in the Tetons. Lower elevations will see 4 to 5 inches. Strong winds will also accompany the system in the western mountains, the Cody Foothills, I-80 and the southern wind corridor and northern I-25 corridor. Wind speeds will be around 25 to 45 mph, except High Winds are possible in the Cody Foothills with gusts up to 60 mph. This information will be updated the storm develops.

 

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Forecast peak winds for Wednesday

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Forecast snowfall totals from
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I-90 / I - 25 Interchange at Buffalo
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U.S. Highway 20 at Waltman Rest Stop
U.S. Highway 16 - 16 mi east of Tensleep
Highway 789 - Wind River Canyon
Highway 789 - Riverton
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U.S. Hwy 287 - Beaver Rim
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Highway 22 - Teton Pass
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