NOAA is forecasting 14-24″ of snow to fall on Wyoming’s Teton mountains today and tomorrow including Grand Targhee ski resort & Jackson Hole ski resort. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for today and tomorrow.
* SNOWFALL...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 14 TO 24 INCHES. - NOAA Riverton, WY today
Grand Targhee got 8″ of snow overnight and they’ve seen 127″ of snowfall this season. Jackson Hole got 8″ of snow overnight and they’ve seen 124″ of snowfall this season.
WINTER STORM WARNING for WYOMING:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1013 AM MST MON DEC 21 2015
...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...
.RAPIDLY INCREASING EASTERN PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AND LOCAL LIFT FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF
WESTERN WYOMING TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LASTING THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW FALL ACROSS THE REGION WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...
* TIMING...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* SNOWFALL...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 14 TO 24 INCHES.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH ACROSS OPEN AREAS WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES.
* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO
SNOW...DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY.