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Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >

  Overview

December 21, 2017  A strong cold front pushed south across Wyoming Wednesday afternoon and evening.  Strong north winds accompanied the front with the Buffalo Airport recording a peak wind gust of 54 mph Wednesday evening. The heaviest snow fell across the WInd River Basin and in the Casper area Wednesday night, with over 8 inches of snow measured in Lander, and nearly 7 inches of snow reported at the Natrona International Airport in Casper.  

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Map of Storm Total Snowfall for December 20-21, 2017 (click to enlarge)
Snow and blowing snow at the Riverton National Weather
Service Office around 9 pm Wednesday
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