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Dangerous Heat Expands; Heavy Rainfall Threats; Fire Weather Concerns for the West

The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. Read More >

  Overview

March 26 - Bands of moderate to heavy snow developed over a cold front across central Wyoming Sunday evening.  The heaviest snow fell from the Wind River Basin northeast across Johnson County.  Widespread snowfall of 6-8 inches accumulated in these areas. An observer 27 miles south of Tensleep reported the highest storm total snowfall of 10 inches, Riverton reported 9.2" and both Hudson and Mayoworth came in with 8 inches.   

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Storm Total Snowfall for March 25-26, 2018.
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  Snow moving into Red Canyon (Hwy 28 - South Pass) area
Sunday evening.  South Pass reported 9 inches of snow Monday morning. 
 
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