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SYNOPSIS:

A strong and moist westerly flow brought over a foot of new snow to the upper Teton Range and northern Absaroka Range from Wednesday, March 8th through Friday, March 10th.  Widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph occurred through the event, with a peak gust of 87 mph occurring in the Green Mountains southwest of Muddy Gap on Wednesday afternoon.

 
Snow and Wind Reports
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
541 PM MST Fri Mar 10 2017

...Final Storm Information for March 8-10, 2017...

The following are snowfall amounts from Wednesday afternoon, March 
8th through Friday afternoon March 10th.  Below the snowfall totals 
are 48 hour peak wind reports from 5 pm Wednesday until 5 pm Friday.

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.

***** SNOWFALL REPORTS *****

Location                              Snowfall

Big Horn County... 
 Bald Mountain Snotel...              3 inches.
 Bone Springs Divide Snotel...        2 inches.
 Lovell...                            1 inch.
 2 SSW Lovell...                      1 inch.
 Shell Creek Snotel...                1 inch.

Fremont County... 
 Burroughs Creek Snotel...            9 inches.
 Brooks Lake...                       7 inches.
 Castle Creek Snotel...               2 inches.
 Dubois...                          0.5 inches.

Johnson County... 
 Soldier Park Snotel...               2 inches.
 Little Goose Snotel...               2 inches.
 Hansen Sawmill Snotel...             1 inch.
 Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel...       1 inch.
 4 SSW Buffalo...                   0.5 inches.
 Buffalo...                  0.3 to 0.4 inches.

Lincoln County... .
 Blind Bull Summit...                 8 inches.
 Commissary Ridge...                  6 inches.
 Willow Creek Snotel...               5 inches.
 Spring Creek Divide Snotel...        5 inches.
 Kelley Ranger Station Snotel...      4 inches.
 Cottonwood Creek Snotel...           3 inches.
 Indian Creek Snotel...               3 inches.
 Salt River Summit Snotel...          2 inches.
 Star Valley Ranch...                 1 inch.
 Hams Fork Snotel...                  1 inch.

Park County... 
 Blackwater Snotel...                16 inches.
 Beartooth Lake Snotel...            15 inches.
 Evening Star Snotel...              13 inches.
 Younts Peak Snotel...                8 inches.
 Kirwin Snotel...                     5 inches.
 Pahaska...                           4 inches.
 Wolverine Snotel...                  2 inches.
 3 NE Clark...                      0.5 inches.
 Cody...                            0.2 inches.

Sublette County... 
 Loomis Park Snotel...                7 inches.
 Gunsite Pass Snotel...               5 inches.
 26 NNW Pinedale...                 4.5 inches.
 Triple Peak Snotel...                4 inches.
 Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel...          4 inches.
 Kendall Ranger Station Snotel...     3 inches.
 New Fork Lake Snotel...              3 inches.
 Snider Basin Snotel...               3 inches.
 East Rim Divide Snotel...            2 inches.
 13 SE Pinedale...                  0.5 inches.
 Pinedale...                        0.1 inches.

Teton County... 
 Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl...   16 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Raymer...            14 inches.
 Togwotee Mountain Lodge...          12 inches.
 Grand Targhee Snotel...             10 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain...       8 inches.
 Phillips Bench Snotel...             7 inches.
 Togwotee Pass Snotel...              6 inches.
 Granite Creek Snotel...              4 inches.
 Grassy Lake Snotel...                4 inches.
 Base Camp Snotel...                  4 inches.
 Snow King...                         4 inches.
 3 SSW Wilson...                      3 inches.
 Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph...      3 inches.
 Gros Ventre Summit Snotel...         3 inches.
 Jackson Dam...                     2.3 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Base...               1 inch.
 Darwin Ranch...                    0.4 inches.

Yellowstone National Park... 
 Parker Peak Snotel...               12 inches.
 Lewis Lake Divide Snotel...         11 inches.
 Sylvan Lake Snotel...                5 inches.
 Canyon Snotel...                     4 inches.
 Thumb Divide Snotel...               4 inches.
 Sylvan Road Snotel...                3 inches.
 Snake River Ranger Station...      0.2 inches.


***** 48 HOUR PEAK WIND REPORTS *****

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Elevation (ft.)      

...Wyoming...

...Fremont County...
7 SW Muddy Gap               87 MPH    0450 PM 03/08   7380                 
10 W Fort Washakie           55 MPH    1101 PM 03/08   9235                 
Red Canyon                   53 MPH    0535 AM 03/09   6768                 
Lander Airport               53 MPH    0427 PM 03/08   5586                 
7 NW Lander                  47 MPH    0850 AM 03/09   5797                 
10 N Dubois                  45 MPH    0157 PM 03/09   8085                 
Beaver Rim                   45 MPH    0816 AM 03/09   6784                 
2 W South Pass City          45 MPH    0946 AM 03/09   8185                 
3 S Togwotee Pass            45 MPH    0500 PM 03/08   10430                
9 SW Lander                  45 MPH    0400 PM 03/08   7085                 
Dubois Airport               44 MPH    0955 PM 03/09   7297                 
South Pass                   44 MPH    1155 AM 03/09   8556                 

...Hot Springs County...
Boysen Peak                  51 MPH    0835 PM 03/08   7300                 
Thermopolis                  47 MPH    0540 PM 03/08   4426                 

...Johnson County...
18 NW Buffalo                53 MPH    1247 AM 03/09   8604                 

...Lincoln County...
Mt Coffin                    80 MPH    0800 AM 03/09   10870                
Kemmerer Airport             43 MPH    1110 AM 03/09   7285                 
4 ESE Diamondville           43 MPH    0915 AM 03/09   6789                 

...Natrona County...
Casper Outer Drive           57 MPH    0746 AM 03/09   5463                 
Casper Airport               47 MPH    0410 PM 03/08   5320                 

...Park County...
Hoyt Peak                    78 MPH    0700 PM 03/08   9800                 
Chief Joseph Hwy             71 MPH    0145 PM 03/10   8136                 
10 WNW Cody                  60 MPH    0440 PM 03/08   8401                 
1 W Clark                    47 MPH    0547 PM 03/08   4270                 
20 SW Cody                   44 MPH    1154 AM 03/10   5843                 

...Sweetwater County...
Rock Springs Airport         54 MPH    0141 PM 03/09   6760                 
15 SE Rock Springs           48 MPH    0144 PM 03/09   7550                 

...Teton County...
Summit - Jackson Resort      62 MPH    0915 PM 03/08   10318                
5 ENE Alta - Freds Mtn       51 MPH    0815 PM 03/08   9840                 
1 W Grant Village            51 MPH    1110 PM 03/09   7874                 
2 WNW Teton Village          44 MPH    0715 PM 03/08   7913                 

...Washakie County...
15 SSW Big Trails            48 MPH    1140 PM 03/08   6554                 


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NWS Riverton WY


 

 

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