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Major Winter Storm in the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather from the Mid-South to Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will bring a swath of heavy snowfall, strong winds, blizzard conditions and freezing rain to the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes region. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-south to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Critical fire weather concerns shift to the southern Rockies and Plains. Read More >

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SYNOPSIS:  Areas of light snow will persist this morning, gradually tapering off from west to east through the day.  Expect many roads across central Wyoming to be slick with snowfall along with limited visibility through the Monday morning commute time.  Roads are then expected to become mainly wet by midday Monday.

 

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NOUS45 KRIW 150248
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WYZ001>020-022>030-151442-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
842 PM MDT Sat Mar 14 2026

...EVENT SUMMARY...

An intense jet stream overhead and an incoming strong cold front
brought gusty surface winds to much of Wyoming on Saturday 3/14/26.
Below is the highest wind gust report received for each of the
listed locations. Only wind gusts 55 mph or greater are included.

...WIND GUST REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Elev(ft)

...Big Horn County...
Greybull Airport (ASOS)      60 MPH    0441 PM 03/14   3934
Willow Creek                 59 MPH    0749 PM 03/14   4310

...Fremont County...
WY28 Red Canyon (DOT)       111 MPH    1232 PM 03/14   6581
Lander 1 (CWOP)              82 MPH    1155 AM 03/14   5797
Camp Creek                   78 MPH    1250 PM 03/14   7380
Lander Airport (ASOS)        72 MPH    0234 PM 03/14   5587
Wyopo (PC)                   67 MPH    1050 AM 03/14   5471
Sharpnose                    67 MPH    1246 PM 03/14   5555
Copper Mtn Rd (PC)           66 MPH    0810 PM 03/14   6355
Badwater Rd (PC)             61 MPH    0810 PM 03/14   6270
US287 Beaver Rim (DOT)       60 MPH    0102 PM 03/14   6745
Riverton 2 (AWS)             60 MPH    0650 PM 03/14   4990
Baldwin Creek (PC)           59 MPH    0300 PM 03/14   5616
Riverton Airport (ASOS)      59 MPH    0446 PM 03/14   5443
WY28 South Pass (DOT)        59 MPH    0522 PM 03/14   8195
Sinks Canyon (PC)            58 MPH    1200 PM 03/14   6242
Pavillion (CWOP)             57 MPH    0830 PM 03/14   5485
Anderson Ridge               55 MPH    0650 PM 03/14   8120
Lava Mountain (BTAC)         55 MPH    0730 PM 03/14  10359

...Hot Springs County...
Grass Creek                  73 MPH    1042 AM 03/14   7127
Thermopolis (CWOP)           65 MPH    0315 PM 03/14   4425
Warm Springs (PC)            64 MPH    0520 PM 03/14   5127
Boysen Peak (AWOS)           60 MPH    0255 PM 03/14   7099
Hot Springs Airport (AWOS)   59 MPH    0255 PM 03/14   4903

...Johnson County...
Buffalo Airport (ASOS)       60 MPH    0527 PM 03/14   4925
Buffalo 1 (CWOP)             56 MPH    0815 PM 03/14   4675

...Lincoln County...
Mount Coffin (BTAC)         141 MPH    0800 PM 03/14  10855
US30 Nugget Canyon (DOT)     72 MPH    0752 PM 03/14   6626
Nugget Canyon (PC)           66 MPH    0740 PM 03/14   7621
Etna 1 (CWOP)                56 MPH    0545 PM 03/14   5692
Kemmerer Airport (AWOS)      56 MPH    0815 PM 03/14   7283

...Natrona County...
Scenic Dr (PC)               76 MPH    0410 PM 03/14   5827
WY220 Pathfinder (DOT)       68 MPH    0202 PM 03/14   6345
Casper Mtn Rd (PC)           67 MPH    0900 AM 03/14   6302
Casper Airport (ASOS)        67 MPH    0718 PM 03/14   5348
Claude Creek (PC)            65 MPH    0730 PM 03/14   6282
Muddy Creek (PC)             64 MPH    1200 PM 03/14   5571
Fales Rock                   63 MPH    0510 PM 03/14   6379
I-25 Hat Six (DOT)           60 MPH    0316 PM 03/14   5157
WY258 Outer Drive (DOT)      58 MPH    0502 PM 03/14   5462
Coates Rd (PC)               57 MPH    0730 PM 03/14   5866
US20 Hiland (DOT)            56 MPH    0437 PM 03/14   6115

...Park County...
Irma Lake (PC)               67 MPH    0400 PM 03/14   6222
Dry Creek                    63 MPH    0346 PM 03/14   5520
WY120 Meeteetse Rim (DOT)    57 MPH    1100 AM 03/14   5876
Eagle                        57 MPH    0657 PM 03/14   7500

...Sublette County...
Cottonwood Merna (PC)        71 MPH    0740 PM 03/14   7830

...Sweetwater County...
Rock Springs Airport (ASOS)  70 MPH    0320 PM 03/14   6759
I-80 Baxter Rd (DOT)         64 MPH    0306 PM 03/14   6345
I-80 Bitter Creek (DOT)      64 MPH    0346 PM 03/14   7133
I-80 Tipton (DOT)            64 MPH    0426 PM 03/14   6958
Mustang (PC)                 60 MPH    0420 PM 03/14   7060
I-80 Wamsutter (DOT)         59 MPH    0232 PM 03/14   7132
Snows Springs                58 MPH    0344 PM 03/14   7549
WY372 Shute Creek (DOT)      57 MPH    0826 PM 03/14   6496
Red Desert 5 W (UPR)         56 MPH    0350 PM 03/14   6913
Little Bitter Creek (PC)     55 MPH    0150 PM 03/14   7320
I-80 Peru Hill (DOT)         55 MPH    0252 PM 03/14   6407
I-80 Green River (DOT)       55 MPH    0322 PM 03/14   6325

...Teton County...
Surprise Pinnacle (BTAC)    122 MPH    0600 PM 03/14   9770
Summit (JHMR)                75 MPH    0630 PM 03/14  10328
Mt Glory (DOTAV)             64 MPH    0415 PM 03/14  10059
Freds Mtn (GTR)              64 MPH    0445 PM 03/14   9852
Snow King (SKMR)             61 MPH    0545 PM 03/14   7808
Jackson Airport (AWOS)       55 MPH    0518 PM 03/14   6450

...Washakie County...
Hidden Dome (PC)             57 MPH    0540 PM 03/14   4816
Worland Airport (ASOS)       56 MPH    0506 PM 03/14   4226

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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