A series of Pacific storm systems will continue to impact the western U.S. into this weekend with periods of strong to damaging winds, high surf, heavy lower elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Severe thunderstorms are expected Saturday from north-central Louisiana to west-central Alabama. Damaging winds, large hail, and strong tornadoes will be possible. Read More >
Summary | Snowfall Totals | Reporting Snowfall | Safety
A couple of storm systems moved through the area this holiday weekend, bringing widespread snow showers, and some rain to much of western and central Wyoming. The first system was on the warm side and delivered a light coating of wet snow to many spots along and east of the Divide. An especially vigirous and persistent band of snow set up in the Wind River Basin, delivering around 5 inches to the town of Riverton with much less snow to the north and east. Snow totals were erratic from both the Saturday and the Sunday/President's Day system. The second system was a bit colder which led to some freezing on the roads and many travel headaches for the Monday morning commute. Most of the more impressive snow totals actually occurred in the low elevations, and there were large variations in snow totals over short distances. The erratic snow accumulations, very wet snow, and showery nature of the two systems are usually something we see out of spring storms. For a February storm, it sure was a soaker.
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Click to Enlarge Both storm systems that moved through were pretty unstable, leading to scattered snow showers that produced snow fall rates of 1" per hour - Photo from: Eric Nielsen of Green River |
Click to Enlarge The roads were warm coming into this event but that didn't stop this wet snow from accumulating underneath the more persistent snow bands. One of the more productive bands sat over the town of Riverton early Sunday morning, delivering 5 inches of wet slush to the roads. - Photo from: WYDOT |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | Bald Mountain Snotel | 11 |
| Big Horn | Bone Springs Divide Snotel | 9 |
| Big Horn | Shell Creek Snotel | 6 |
| Big Horn | Powell Field Station | 0.1 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Fremont | South Pass Snotel | 13 |
| Fremont | St. Lawrence Alt Snotel | 10 |
| Fremont | Townsend Creek Snotel | 10 |
| Fremont | Crowheart | 9 |
| Fremont | 6 SW Lander | 9 |
| Fremont | Riverton | 6 to 8 |
| Fremont | Crowheart | 8 |
| Fremont | Burris | 8 |
| Fremont | Lander Airport | 7.3 |
| Fremont | Hudson | 7 |
| Fremont | Deer Park Snotel | 7 |
| Fremont | Castle Creek Snotel | 7 |
| Fremont | Hobbs Park Snotel | 7 |
| Fremont | 9 SSE Lander | 7 |
| Fremont | Atlantic City | 6.6 |
| Fremont | 7 WNW Lander | 6.2 |
| Fremont | Lander | 5 to 6 |
| Fremont | Riverton Airport | 5.9 |
| Fremont | 9 SSE Lander | 5.5 |
| Fremont | 10 NNE Riverton | 5 |
| Fremont | Cold Springs Snotel | 4 |
| Fremont | Boysen Dam | 4 |
| Fremont | Brooks Lake | 4 |
| Fremont | Shoshoni | 3.8 |
| Fremont | Lander | 3.5 |
| Fremont | 2 SSW Arapahoe | 3 |
| Fremont | Jeffrey City | 3 |
| Fremont | 6 SE Lander | 3 |
| Fremont | 15 W Jeffrey City | 2.6 |
| Fremont | 10 NW Riverton | 2.5 |
| Fremont | Little Warm Snotel | 1 |
| Fremont | 10 WNW Dubois | 1 |
| Fremont | Burroughs Creek Snotel | 1 |
| Fremont | Dubois | 0.5 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Hot Springs | Owl Creek Snotel | 6 |
| Hot Springs | 9 NE Thermopolis | 2.2 |
| Hot Springs | Thermopolis | 0.9 |
| Hot Springs | Thermopolis | 0.3 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Johnson | 1 NNW Barnum | 17 |
| Johnson | Bear Trap Meadow Snotel | 15 |
| Johnson | 7 NE Buffalo | 12.3 |
| Johnson | Little Goose Snotel | 10 |
| Johnson | Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel | 8 |
| Johnson | 8 NW Kaycee | 6 |
| Johnson | Hansen Sawmill Snotel | 5 |
| Johnson | Soldier Park Snotel | 5 |
| Johnson | Buffalo | 4.8 |
| Johnson | 4 SSW Buffalo | 3.5 |
| Johnson | 17 E Kaycee | 3 |
| Johnson | 12 SSE Buffalo | 2 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Lincoln | 5 SSE Smoot | 2 |
| Lincoln | Commissary Ridge | 2 |
| Lincoln | Blind Bull Summit | 1 |
| Lincoln | 2 SE Thayne | 0.5 |
| Lincoln | Afton | 0.5 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Natrona | Grave Spring Snotel | 16 |
| Natrona | Casper Mountain Snotel | 11 |
| Natrona | Reno Hill Snotel | 11 |
| Natrona | Casper | 4 to 8 |
| Natrona | 2 SW Casper | 6.6 |
| Natrona | Paradise Valley | 6 |
| Natrona | Midwest | 5 |
| Natrona | Casper Airport | 4.4 |
| Natrona | 4 NE Evansville | 4.1 |
| Natrona | 5 SSW Casper | 4 |
| Natrona | 10 WSW Casper | 4 |
| Natrona | Powder River | 3 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Park | Marquette Snotel | 14 |
| Park | Timber Creek Snotel | 10 |
| Park | 3 NE Sunshine | 7.4 |
| Park | Blackwater Snotel | 6 |
| Park | 5 ESE Cody | 4.5 |
| Park | 3 NW Meeteetse | 4 |
| Park | Meeteetse | 4 |
| Park | 4 SE Cody | 3.6 |
| Park | Beartooth Lake Snotel | 3 |
| Park | Cody | 2 to 3 |
| Park | 26 SW Cody | 2.8 |
| Park | Kirwin Snotel | 2 |
| Park | Evening Star Snotel | 1 |
| Park | 3 W Wapiti | 0.7 |
| Park | 4 ENE Powell | 0.1 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Sublette | Pinedale | 0.3 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Sweetwater | Wamsutter | 3 |
| Sweetwater | Rock Springs | 1 |
| Sweetwater | 4 NNW Rock Springs | 1 |
| Sweetwater | 7 SE Rock Springs | 0.8 |
| County | Location | Snowfall |
| Teton | Togwotee Pass Snotel | 3 |
| Teton | Togwotee Mountain Lodge | 2 |
| Teton | Moose | 1 |
| Teton | 12 NE Jackson | 1 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole - Raymer | 1 |
| Teton | Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph | 1 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl | 1 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain | 0.5 |
| Teton | 1 NNW Alta | 0.5 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole - Base | 0.1 |
| Teton | Snow King | 0.1 |
| Snowfall | Location | Snowfall |
| Washakie | Middle Powder Snotel | 17 |
| Washakie | Powder River Pass Snotel | 7 |
| Washakie | 5 NNW Ten Sleep | 1 |
| Washakie | 8 SW Worland | 1 |
| Washakie | Ten Sleep | 0.7 |
| Washakie | 16 SSE Ten Sleep | 0.4 |
| Washakie | Winchester | 0.2 |
| Snowfall | Location | Snowfall |
| Yellowstone | Yellowstone East Entrance | 1 |
| Yellowstone | Snake River Ranger Station | 1 |
| Yellowstone | Tower Falls Ranger Station | 0.4 |
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