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Snowfall Totals |Strongest Winds| Reporting Snowfall | Safety
A strong winter storm impacted Western Wyoming Monday December 21st. This storm was in between a few quick snow events in a moist and strong westerly flow. Very heavy snowfall occurred Monday afternoon and evening with a foot of snow occurring in the town of Jackson and about 2 feet of snow at the Jackson ski resort. East of the Divide the main impact was very strong wind. A 74 mph wind gust was observed on Outer Drive in Casper while a 63 mph wind gust was recorded at the Casper Airport Monday evening.
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View of Alpine on December 21st Click to Enlarge |
10 inches of snow in Kemmerer Click to Enlarge |
County | Location | Wind Gust (mph) | Date/Time |
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Lincoln | Mount Coffin | 112 | 12/21 1045 PM |
Natrona | Casper - Outer Drive | 74 | 12/21 806 PM |
Johnson | 12 North of Kaycee | 74 | 12/22 446 AM |
Sweetwater | I 80 - Mile Marker 142 | 63 | 12/22 305 AM |
Fremont | Red Canyon | 63 | 12/21 545 PM |
Natrona | Casper Airport | 61 | 12/21 952 PM |
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