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A slow-moving low pressure system produced abundant precipitation across most of west and central Wyoming Saturday night and Sunday. Southeast Washakie county, most of Johnson county and eastern Natrona county received widespread amounts of 1 to 2 inches of water. The precipitation fell mostly as rain below 6000 feet. Portions of the Bighorn Range and Casper Mountain received a foot or more of snow from this storm. The abundant moisture was welcomed in areas that are currently in moderate to severe drought along and near the Bighorn Mountains. Strong winds also accompanied this storm with a peak wind gust of 66 mph recorded at the Buffalo/Johnson County Airport early Sunday morning.
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| Wet snow falling in Evansville. The Casper Airport received 0.5" of snowfall. A foot of snow was reported on Casper Mountain. Click to Enlarge (Photo credit: Lona Patton) |
Areas in moderate (D1) and severe (D2) drought along and near the Bighorn Mountains received 1 to over 2 inches of water from this storm with 14 inches of snow at Cloud Peak Reservoir Click on Image to Enlarge |
| April 23-24, 2016 Preliminary Storm Summary Snowfall, Rainfall and Peak Wind Reports |
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
534 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016
...PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...AND 24
HOUR PEAK WIND GUSTS...ALL ENDING AT 6 PM TODAY...
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES BROUGHT SNOW...STRONG
WINDS...AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY. THE SNOW...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND REPORTS FROM THIS EVENT
CAN ALL BE FOUND BELOW.
LOCATION SNOWFALL
BIG HORN COUNTY...
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE SNOTEL... 7 INCHES.
SHELL CREEK SNOTEL... 3 INCHES.
26 E LOVELL... 2 INCHES.
BALD MOUNTAIN SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
FREMONT COUNTY...
26 SSE RIVERTON... 6 INCHES.
ATLANTIC CITY... 1.5 INCHES.
CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
JEFFREY CITY... 1 INCH.
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
BROOKS LAKE... 0.1 INCHES.
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...
OWL CREEK SNOTEL... 2 INCHES.
JOHNSON COUNTY...
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL... 14 INCHES.
LITTLE GOOSE SNOTEL... 12 INCHES.
LINCOLN COUNTY...
WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL... 6 INCHES.
COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL... 4 INCHES.
BLIND BULL SUMMIT... 4 INCHES.
COMMISSARY RIDGE... 1 INCH.
NATRONA COUNTY...
CASPER MOUNTAIN... 12 INCHES.
CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL... 11 INCHES.
GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL... 10 INCHES.
RENO HILL SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
CASPER AIRPORT... 0.5 INCHES.
PARK COUNTY...
KIRWIN SNOTEL... 6 INCHES.
EVENING STAR SNOTEL... 2 INCHES.
BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL... 2 INCHES.
SUBLETTE COUNTY...
TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL... 2 INCHES.
TETON COUNTY...
JACKSON HOLE - RENDEZVOUS BOWL... 3 INCHES.
GRAND TARGHEE - CHIEF JOSEPH... 2 INCHES.
TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL... 2 INCHES.
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE... 1 INCH.
JACKSON HOLE - RAYMER... 1 INCH.
JACKSON HOLE - MID MOUNTAIN... 0.1 INCHES.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK...
SYLVAN LAKE SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
...RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 6 PM TODAY...
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER
...BIG HORN COUNTY...
11 ESE LOVELL 0.38 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
5 ENE HYATTVILLE 0.27 IN 0552 PM 04/24 RAWS
GREYBULL AIRPORT 0.21 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
...FREMONT COUNTY...
2 S RIVERTON 0.94 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
BOYSEN RESERVOIR 0.91 IN 0530 PM 04/24 HADS
SHOSHONI 0.81 IN 0500 PM 04/24 COOP
RIVERTON AIRPORT 0.78 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
MIDDLE FORK POPO AGIE RIVER 0.54 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
3 NNW HUDSON 0.51 IN 0546 PM 04/24 RAWS
LANDER AIRPORT 0.45 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
7 SW MUDDY GAP 0.43 IN 0550 PM 04/24 RAWS
N. FORK LITTLE WIND RIVER 0.39 IN 0545 PM 04/24 HADS
N FORK POPO AGIE RIVER 0.38 IN 0600 PM 04/24 HADS
9 SW LANDER 0.30 IN 0500 PM 04/24 HADS
...HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...
S. FORK OWL CREEK BELOW ANCH 0.33 IN 0530 PM 04/24 HADS
10 S MEETEETSE 0.28 IN 0542 PM 04/24 RAWS
...JOHNSON COUNTY...
17 E KAYCEE 2.17 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
LINCH 2.12 IN 0456 PM 04/24 CWOP
8 S STORY 1.88 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
10 SW KAYCEE 1.84 IN 0500 PM 04/24 HADS
KAYCEE 1.59 IN 0459 PM 04/24 CWOP
7 NW MAYOWORTH 1.56 IN 0500 PM 04/24 HADS
7 WSW BUFFALO 1.51 IN 0600 PM 04/24 HADS
BUFFALO AIRPORT 1.47 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
3 SSE BARNUM 1.26 IN 0600 PM 04/24 HADS
7 SW BARNUM 0.97 IN 0546 PM 04/24 RAWS
14 W BUFFALO 0.67 IN 0515 PM 04/24 HADS
18 NW BUFFALO 0.39 IN 0547 PM 04/24 RAWS
...NATRONA COUNTY...
CASPER AIRPORT 1.57 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
CASPER - N PLATTE RIVER 0.88 IN 0530 PM 04/24 HADS
16 S HILAND 0.48 IN 0510 PM 04/24 RAWS
PATHFINDER RESERVOIR 0.45 IN 0530 PM 04/24 HADS
INDEPENDENCE ROCK 0.20 IN 0545 PM 04/24 HADS
...SUBLETTE COUNTY...
BONDURANT 0.37 IN 0600 PM 04/24 HADS
PINE CREEK ABOVE FREMONT LAK 0.31 IN 0545 PM 04/24 HADS
...TETON COUNTY...
ALTA 0.38 IN 0545 PM 04/24 HADS
17 N ALTA 0.33 IN 0603 PM 04/24 RAWS
...WASHAKIE COUNTY...
15 SSW BIG TRAILS 2.19 IN 0540 PM 04/24 RAWS
16 SE BIG TRAILS 1.03 IN 0600 PM 04/24 HADS
WORLAND AIRPORT 0.68 IN 0600 PM 04/24 ASOS
10 SSE WORLAND 0.55 IN 0517 PM 04/24 RAWS
12 ENE TEN SLEEP 0.30 IN 0514 PM 04/24 RAWS
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
...WIND REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6 PM TODAY...
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE ELEVATION
...BIG HORN COUNTY...
GREYBULL AIRPORT 52 MPH 0841 AM 04/24 3935 FT
30 E GREYBULL 43 MPH 0858 AM 04/24 8898 FT
COWLEY AIRPORT 43 MPH 0555 AM 04/24 4090 FT
...FREMONT COUNTY...
7 SW MUDDY GAP 47 MPH 0750 AM 04/24 7380 FT
DUBOIS AIRPORT 40 MPH 1215 PM 04/24 7297 FT
...HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...
BOYSEN PEAK 69 MPH 0455 AM 04/24 7300 FT
...JOHNSON COUNTY...
BUFFALO AIRPORT 66 MPH 1028 AM 04/24 4970 FT
18 NW BUFFALO 47 MPH 0347 AM 04/24 8604 FT
7 SW BARNUM 45 MPH 1246 PM 04/24 6440 FT
LINCH 43 MPH 0938 PM 04/23 4934 FT
...NATRONA COUNTY...
16 S HILAND 57 MPH 0710 PM 04/23 6380 FT
CASPER AIRPORT 45 MPH 0426 PM 04/23 5320 FT
...PARK COUNTY...
POWELL AIRPORT 44 MPH 1055 AM 04/24 5050 FT
...SWEETWATER COUNTY...
ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT 46 MPH 1051 AM 04/24 6760 FT
15 SE ROCK SPRINGS 43 MPH 0744 AM 04/24 7550 FT
...WASHAKIE COUNTY...
WILD HORSE 41 MPH 0848 AM 04/24 8150 FT
WORLAND AIRPORT 41 MPH 1047 AM 04/24 4245 FT
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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