Weather
NOAA has placed 100% of the state of Wyoming under either Winter Storm Warnings or Winter Weather Advisories. The Winter Weather Advisories in the western mountains end this evening at 11pm. The Winter Storm Warnings are generally in effect until 5pm to midnight tomorrow.
.A COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AND A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY THAT WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. - NOAA Riverton, WY today
The Tetons (Grand Targhee & Jackson Hole) are forecast to see 10-14″ of snow today and tonight.
* SNOWFALL...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE TETON REGION. LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE MAMMOTH/HOT SPRINGS AREA. - NOAA Riverton, WY today at 3pm
Grand Targhee got 6″ of new snow today bringing their season total to 95″. Jackson Hole got 7″ of new snow today bringing their season total to 96″.
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WINTER STORM WARNING for TETONS:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
254 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015
...SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...
.A COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AND A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND BRING PERIODS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY THAT
WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
* SNOWFALL...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE TETON REGION. LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE MAMMOTH/HOT SPRINGS AREA.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH AT PASS LEVEL AND ACROSS OPEN AREAS
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY UNDER ONE-
HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL.
THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES WILL SEE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
