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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms for Friday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding Friday and Friday night from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and central Kentucky Friday afternoon into early Friday night. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Read More >

 

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Total Rainfall Amounts:

Additional rainfall through the day Saturday will generally range between 0.25 and 0.50 inch with isolated higher amounts in Johnson County.

Rainfall totals from Wednesday night through 12 AM Saturday can be found here.

Snowfall Potential and Amounts:

Colder temperatures will continue to filter into the western Friday evening. This cold air will continue to push east Friday night and Saturday. Snow levels will gradually drop tonight to around 8,000 feet by sunrise Saturday. Snowfall in these areas will range from 3 to 6 inches with locally higher amounts above 9000 feet. Snow will increase later Friday night and Saturday across the Bighorn Mountains. A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for the Bighorns until 6 PM Saturday, with snowfall of 4 to 10 inches expected. 

Hunters need to be prepared for wetter and cooler conditions to continue Saturday. Daytime temperatures will be 15 to 20 degrees below normal Saturday with a brisk northwest wind of 15 to 30 mph expected.

 
 
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Winter Weather Advisory
6 PM Friday through 6 PM Saturday

Additional Forecast Precipitation from
Friday night though 6 PM Saturday

 
 
 
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Western Wyoming Wildfire Burn Scars

Most Susceptible to Flash Flooding

Snowfall Totals Expected through
Saturday Evening, September 24

 

 

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