Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are ongoing and expected from the central and southern High Plains to the Southeast U.S. through Sunday. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes will be possible. Thunderstorms may also bring areas of excessive rainfall which could bring flooding to parts of the aforementioned areas through Sunday. Read More >
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A fast moving weather system spread moderate to heavy snow across portions of Central and Western WY Christmas weekend. Blizzard conditions occurred in northern Johnson county with this storm Christmas day into the evening hours. Interstate 90 was closed Christmas afternoon until Monday morning. Blowing and drifting snow created numerous road closures in Central Wyoming Christmas night until Monday morning. Downtown Riverton had a record snowfall on Christmas day with 7.8 inches while 7 inches occurred at the Riverton airport. |
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| Courtesy Brandon Yule in Worland | Courtesy Lona Patton 3 miles east of Evansville | 5 foot snow drifts west side of Riverton weather office |
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 826 PM MST Mon Dec 26 2016 Here are final snowfall reports from the Christmas Weekend storm. Due to the holiday weekend, some stations did not file a report for the storm. Location Snowfall Big Horn County... Shell Creek Snotel... 11 inches. Bald Mountain Snotel... 8 inches. Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 8 inches. 9 ENE Greybull... 5.1 inches. 9 NNW Shell... 4.6 inches. Greybull... 3.8 inches. Byron... 1.5 inches. Deaver... 1.5 inches. Fremont County... Deer Park Snotel... 12 inches. 6 N Riverton... 9.8 inches. 2 W Riverton... 9.5 inches. Hudson... 9.5 inches. South Pass Snotel... 9 inches. 4 W Riverton... 8 to 9 inches. Riverton downtown... 7.8 inches. Atlantic City... 7.2 inches. Riverton Airport... 7 inches. Townsend Creek Snotel... 5 inches. Hobbs Park Snotel... 4 inches. Jeffrey City... 4 inches. Lander... 3 to 5.5 inches. Burroughs Creek Snotel... 4 inches. Castle Creek Snotel... 4 inches. Brooks Lake... 4 inches. 6 SW Lander... 3.6 inches. 7 SE Lander... 3.5 inches. 7 WNW Lander... 3.2 inches. Dubois... 3 inches. St. Lawrence Alt Snotel... 3 inches. Lander Airport... 2.9 inches. Little Warm Snotel... 2 inches. Cold Springs Snotel... 2 inches. Burris... 0.5 inches. Hot Springs County... Thermopolis... 7 inches. Kirby... 6.3 inches. Owl Creek Snotel... 5 inches. 8 W Thermopolis... 4 inches. Johnson County... Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel... 14 inches. Soldier Park Snotel... 11 inches. Little Goose Snotel... 10 inches. Hansen Sawmill Snotel... 8 inches. 17 NNW Kaycee... 7.2 inches. 4 SSW Buffalo... 7 inches. Buffalo... 6 inches. Bear Trap Meadow Snotel... 6 inches. 17 E Kaycee... 4 inches. Lincoln County... 5 SSE Smoot... 8 inches. Star Valley Ranch... 7.2 inches. Star Valley Ranch... 7 inches. Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 7 inches. Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 6 inches. Commissary Ridge... 6 inches. Indian Creek Snotel... 6 inches. Salt River Summit Snotel... 5 inches. Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 4 inches. 2 SE Thayne... 4 inches. Box Y Ranch... 4 inches. Blind Bull Summit... 4 inches. Fossil Butte... 3.5 inches. Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 3 inches. Willow Creek Snotel... 3 inches. Hams Fork Snotel... 3 inches. Afton... 2.7 inches. Natrona County... Casper Mountain Snotel... 11 inches. Casper... 7 to 10.5 inches. 5 SSW Casper... 10 inches. Powder River... 9.5 inches. 10 WSW Casper... 9 inches. 4 WSW Casper... 8.5 inches. 1 SW Casper... 7.5 inches. 3 WSW Casper... 7 inches. Casper Airport... 7.2 inches. Grave Spring Snotel... 5 inches. Park County... 1 ENE Wapiti... 5 inches. 3 NE Sunshine... 4.1 inches. Timber Creek Snotel... 3 inches. 2 WSW Cody... 3 inches. Cody... 2.5 to 3 inches. Marquette Snotel... 3 inches. Kirwin Snotel... 3 inches. 4 ENE Powell... 2.5 inches. 26 SW Cody... 2 inches. 3 NE Clark... 2 inches. Blackwater Snotel... 2 inches. Evening Star Snotel... 2 inches. Wolverine Snotel... 2 inches. Pahaska... 1 inch. Powell... 0.7 inches. Sublette County... 14 NW Pinedale... 13.5 inches. East Rim Divide Snotel... 12 inches. Loomis Park Snotel... 11 inches. Larsen Creek Snotel... 9 inches. Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 8 inches. New Fork Lake Snotel... 8 inches. Bondurant... 7.9 inches. Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 7 inches. Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 6 inches. Triple Peak Snotel... 6 inches. Daniel Fish Hatchery... 5.5 inches. Gunsite Pass Snotel... 5 inches. Pinedale... 4.2 inches. Snider Basin Snotel... 4 inches. Sweetwater County... 5 N Farson... 0.4 inches. 4 NNW Rock Springs... 0.3 inches. Teton County... 5 NW Jackson... 16 inches. 3 SSW Wilson... 15 inches. Phillips Bench Snotel... 13 inches. Jackson... 8 to 12.2 inches. Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 12 inches. 2 NE Teton Village... 11.3 inches. Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 10 inches. Jackson Hole - Raymer... 10 inches. Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 9 inches. Granite Creek Snotel... 9 inches. Moose... 8.5 inches. Jackson Hole - Base... 9 inches. 3 NNE Wilson... 8 inches. Darwin Ranch... 8 inches. Snow King... 9 inches. Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 7 inches. Jackson Dam... 6.1 inches. Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 6 inches. Snake River Stn Snotel... 5 inches. Grassy Lake Snotel... 5 inches. 12 NE Jackson... 4.5 inches. Grand Targhee Snotel... 4 inches. 1 NNW Alta... 4 inches. Togwotee Pass Snotel... 3 inches. Base Camp Snotel... 3 inches. Washakie County... Worland... 9 to 12 inches. Ten Sleep... 11 inches. 5 NNW Ten Sleep... 10.5 inches. 16 SSE Ten Sleep... 9 inches. 27 S Ten Sleep... 6.5 inches. Powder River Pass Snotel... 6 inches. Middle Powder Snotel... 6 inches. Winchester... 4 inches. Yellowstone National Park... Snake River Ranger Station... 6.6 inches. Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 5 inches. Thumb Divide Snotel... 5 inches. Tower Falls Ranger Station... 4.8 inches. Lamar Ranger Station... 2.9 inches. Yellowstone East Entrance... 2 inches. Canyon Snotel... 2 inches. Sylvan Lake Snotel... 2 inches. Parker Peak Snotel... 1 inch.
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