NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Wyoming for Thursday – Saturday.
18-28″ of snow is forecast for the Teton range including Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole ski resorts.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE GROS VENTRE RANGE AND
18 TO 28 INCHES ALONG THE TETON RANGE POSSIBLE. 8 TO 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE JACKSON VALLEY.
- NOAA Riverton, WY today
Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee have already been getting big snow this season. They both opened for the season on December 1st, 2016 and it’s been unreal so far.
Grand Targhee Snow Numbers:
- 61″ snowpack
- 136″ of snowfall this season
Jackson Hole Snow Numbers:
- 27-47″ snowpack
- 84-137″ of snowfall this season
WINTER STORM WATCH for WYOMING:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
330 AM MST WED DEC 7 2016
...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATER THIS WEEK FOR FAR
WESTERN WYOMING...
.A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL DRAW ABUNDANT
PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO WESTERN WYOMING LATER THIS WEEK WHICH WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN ANOTHER POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR WESTERN
WYOMING.
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE
ONE FINAL BURST OF SNOWFALL AROUND MID DAY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL
WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE GROS VENTRE RANGE AND
18 TO 28 INCHES ALONG THE TETON RANGE POSSIBLE. 8 TO 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE JACKSON VALLEY.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MAY RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY DOWN TO
NEAR ZERO POSSIBLE AT TIMES ON EXPOSED RIDGES, ESPECIALLY OVER
TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN MOOSE AND
MORAN.
* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED WITH LIMITED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PEOPLE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE THE
PROPER PRECAUTIONS.
