Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this blizzard warning at Mar 28, 2007, 3:45 AM MDT for Johnson County, Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 28, 2007, 9:10 AM MDT. It was in force for 41 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2007, 3:45 AM MDT (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2007, 9:10 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2007, 2:28 AM MDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
County Johnson County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1:40 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 16 N Pine Tree Junction, WY | 100 YARDS VISIBILITY. 25 TO 30 MPH WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KRIW 280945 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE TODAY. THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY STRENGTHENING OVER UTAH AND WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. COLD AIR IS POURING SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST AIR MOVING WESTWARD FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGER STORMS IN SEVERAL YEARS ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING... ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM SLOWS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS EXPECTED. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR CONCERNS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. TRAVELLING WILL BE TREACHEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DURING THIS STORM. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. WYZ010-011-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CAMPBELL COUNTY BORDER...BEFORE CHANGING TO HEAVY WET SNOW. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS THE RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 90 AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ON THE RIDGES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE BIG HORNS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FORECAST ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW FALLING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN WASHAKIE COUNTY. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND BIG TRAILS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1500Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH SNOW THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND CODY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES FROM GRASS CREEK TO THERMOPOLIS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND THERMOPOLIS WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS AS THIS STORM INTENSIFIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 2 FEET ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RANGE FROM AROUND CARTER MOUNTAIN SOUTH TO WASHAKIE NEEDLES. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE EXPOSED RIDGES CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL OVER BEAVER RIM AND ALONG 287 BETWEEN SWEETWATER STATION AND MUDDY GAP WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW ...HEAVY AT TIMES...FALLING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND CASPER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH SIDE OF CASPER MOUNTAIN AND BETWEEN POWDER RIVER AND WALTMAN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 MAY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-018-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1500Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SHOSHONI AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TO 8 TO 16 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE BASIN. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM ETHETE TO HUDSON WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES AROUND THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-281800- /O.UPG.KRIW.WS.A.0002.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO WAMSUTTER WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AROUND FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ016-281800- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.070328T0945Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 345 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND DUBOIS AND THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TEAM RIVERTON
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KRIW 281510 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE TODAY. THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY STRENGTHENING OVER UTAH AND WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. COLD AIR IS POURING SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST AIR MOVING WESTWARD FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGER STORMS IN SEVERAL YEARS ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING... ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM SLOWS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS EXPECTED. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR CONCERNS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. TRAVELING WILL BE TREACHEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DURING THIS STORM. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. WYZ010-011-282115- /O.EXT.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.070328T1510Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 90 AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ON THE RIDGES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE BIG HORNS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FORECAST ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW FALLING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN WASHAKIE COUNTY. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND BIG TRAILS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH SNOW THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND CODY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES FROM GRASS CREEK TO THERMOPOLIS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND THERMOPOLIS WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS AS THIS STORM INTENSIFIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 2 FEET ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RANGE FROM AROUND CARTER MOUNTAIN SOUTH TO WASHAKIE NEEDLES. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE EXPOSED RIDGES CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1800Z-070330T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW ...HEAVY AT TIMES...FALLING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND CASPER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH SIDE OF CASPER MOUNTAIN AND BETWEEN POWDER RIVER AND WALTMAN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20 26 MAY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-018-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SHOSHONI AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TO 8 TO 16 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE BASIN. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM ETHETE TO HUDSON WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES AROUND THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL OVER BEAVER RIM AND ALONG 287 BETWEEN SWEETWATER STATION AND MUDDY GAP WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO WAMSUTTER WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AROUND FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ016-282115- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 910 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND DUBOIS AND THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIPSON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 281620 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE TODAY. THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY STRENGTHENING OVER UTAH AND WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. COLD AIR IS POURING SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST AIR MOVING WESTWARD FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGER STORMS IN SEVERAL YEARS ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING... ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM SLOWS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS EXPECTED. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR CONCERNS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. TRAVELING WILL BE TREACHEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DURING THIS STORM. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. WYZ004-006-282130- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1620Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN WASHAKIE COUNTY. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND BIG TRAILS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-282130- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.070328T1620Z-070330T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND CASPER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH SIDE OF CASPER MOUNTAIN AND BETWEEN POWDER RIVER AND WALTMAN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20/26 AS WELL AS CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ010-011-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 90 AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ON THE RIDGES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE BIG HORNS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FORECAST ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH SNOW THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND CODY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES FROM GRASS CREEK TO THERMOPOLIS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND THERMOPOLIS WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS AS THIS STORM INTENSIFIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 2 FEET ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RANGE FROM AROUND CARTER MOUNTAIN SOUTH TO WASHAKIE NEEDLES. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE EXPOSED RIDGES CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-018-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SHOSHONI AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TO 8 TO 16 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE BASIN. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM ETHETE TO HUDSON WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES AROUND THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL OVER BEAVER RIM AND ALONG 287 BETWEEN SWEETWATER STATION AND MUDDY GAP WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO WAMSUTTER WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AROUND FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ016-282130- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1020 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND DUBOIS AND THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIPSON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 282130 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM IS CONTINUING TO TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY STRENGTHENING OVER UTAH AND WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. COLD AIR IS POURING SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST AIR MOVING WESTWARD FROM THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE A MAJOR SNOWSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGER STORMS IN SEVERAL YEARS ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING... ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM SLOWS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS EXPECTED. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR CONCERNS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. TRAVELING WILL BE TREACHEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DURING THIS STORM. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. WYZ010-011-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN BUFFALO AS OF 3 PM TODAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 90 AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ACCUMULATED SO FAR AT MEADOWLARK LODGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ON THE RIDGES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BY LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE BIG HORNS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FORECAST ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN WASHAKIE COUNTY. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND BIG TRAILS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THERMOPOLIS AS OF 3 PM. ROCK SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE WIND RIVER CANYON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND CODY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES FROM GRASS CREEK TO THERMOPOLIS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND THERMOPOLIS WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS AS THIS STORM INTENSIFIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 2 FEET ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RANGE FROM AROUND CARTER MOUNTAIN SOUTH TO WASHAKIE NEEDLES. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE EXPOSED RIDGES CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A ROCK SLIDE HAS OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WIND RIVER CANYON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW....ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DAM AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CANYON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOWFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AROUND CASPER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH SIDE OF CASPER MOUNTAIN AND BETWEEN POWDER RIVER AND WALTMAN. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AT TIMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND 20/26 AS WELL AS CASPER MOUNTAIN ROAD WILL BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-018-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE WIND RIVER CANYON THIS EVENING. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SHOSHONI AND THE NORTH END OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN TO 8 TO 16 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE BASIN. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM ETHETE TO HUDSON WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES AROUND THE LANDER FOOTHILLS. THE SNOW WILL BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...HEAVY AT TIMES. 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FELL AT SINKS CANYON AS OF 1230 PM TODAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL OVER BEAVER RIM AND ALONG 287 BETWEEN SWEETWATER STATION AND MUDDY GAP WILL LIKELY BECOME QUITE TREACHEROUS BY LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL FROM POINT OF ROCKS TO WAMSUTTER WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AROUND FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ016-290430- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 330 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AROUND DUBOIS AND THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. 2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL TODAY AS OF 11 AM. A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 290452 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY... WYZ010-011-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER ONE OR TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL EXPECTED. A NORTH WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY WITH DRIFTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. IT IS LIKELY THAT INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO THE SNOW AND WIND. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN JOHNSON COUNTY ON THURSDAY. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE LEAVING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES HAS BEEN COMMON FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL BY LATE THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM FROM 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. AREAS OF NORTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS ON THE EAST SLOPES HAVE HAD 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A FEW AUTOMATED SNOW SITES HAVE RECORDED OVER A FOOT OF SNOW SO FAR FROM THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. DRY AIR HAS MOVED INTO NATRONA COUNTY AND ONLY LIGHT SNOW HAS OCCURRED THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM AROUND ONE INCH IN CASPER TO 3 INCHES IN MIDWEST...POWDER RIVER AND NEAR GOOSE EGG. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF NEW SNOW. SNOW IS THEN FORECASTED TO INCREASE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES TO THE REGION. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-018-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI...LANDER 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE LANDER AREA HAS REPORTED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH AROUND A FOOT IN SINKS CANYON AND RED CANYON. IN THE WIND RIVER BASIN SNOWFALL HAS BEEN MUCH LIGHTER WITH ONLY AN INCH OR LESS REPORTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. AREA ROADS WILL BE SLICK AS LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. THE LANDER FOOTHILLS WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. AREAS OF NORTH WIND WILL OCCUR AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. SNOWFALL IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 FEET SO FAR. ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY 30 INCHES. NO SNOWFALL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAS OCCURRED OVER THE AREA WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. A NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WAS COMMON WITH DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY ALONG WITH A NORTHEAST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ016-291000- /O.CON.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 1052 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATION. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 290943 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN MANY LOCATIONS... WYZ016-291045- /O.CAN.KRIW.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUBOIS 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY ONLY BE AN INCH OR TWO AT MOST. $$ WYZ010-011-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS BLOW 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT BEGIN TO DIMINISH UNTIL THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOSED TODAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 AND 90. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS AS THIS BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO POUND THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPE. SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 30 INCHES HAS BEEN COMMON FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL BY LATE THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM FROM 2 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPASSABLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. NEW SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A FEW AUTOMATED SNOW SITES HAVE ALREADY RECORDED 15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR FROM THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS CASPER AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY THIS MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY LATER THIS EVENING. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED AND AREA ROADS COULD BE CLOSED AT TIMES. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 FEET SO FAR. ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY 4 FEET. NO SNOWFALL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER SOUTH PASS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-291800- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. THE LANDER AREA HAS REPORTED AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW AS OF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SINKS CANYON AND RED CANYON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-291800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH CAUSING SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL MAY INCREASE ACROSS WASHAKIE COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE IN A COUPLE HOURS. NEW SNOW FURTHER NORTH AROUND GREYBULL...LOVELL AND BYRON WILL LIKELY BE RATHER LIGHT TODAY BUT WILL BE WHIPPED BY NORTH WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-291800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM CODY NORTH WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND MEETEETSE. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-291800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES AS OF EARLY THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-291800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTH END OF THE BASIN...ESPECIALLY FROM HUDSON TO MONETA AND LOST CABIN. RIVERTON COULD ALSO BE IN THIS AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW TODAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-291800- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 343 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY ICY CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TEAM RIVERTON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 291818 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVEN INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN MANY LOCATIONS... WYZ010-011-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN BUFFALO AS OF 9 AM. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS BLOW 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT BEGIN TO DIMINISH UNTIL THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOSED TODAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS AS THIS BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO POUND THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0600Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPE. SNOWFALL OF 15 TO 30 INCHES HAS BEEN COMMON FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SNOWFALL BY LATE THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM FROM 2 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPASSABLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ004-006-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN... WORLAND 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH CAUSING SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL MAY INCREASE ACROSS WASHAKIE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE IN A COUPLE HOURS. NEW SNOW FURTHER NORTH AROUND GREYBULL...LOVELL AND BYRON WILL LIKELY BE RATHER LIGHT TODAY BUT WILL BE WHIPPED BY NORTH WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-005-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...THERMOPOLIS 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM CODY NORTH WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND MEETEETSE. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES AS OF EARLY TODAY WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN THERMOPOLIS AND SHOSHONE IS CLOSED. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE SOUTH END OF THE CANYON HAVE WHIPPED UP SNOW DRIFTS UP TO AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 FEET DEEP. NEW SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON CASPER MOUNTAIN AS OF LATE THIS MORNING. WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS CASPER AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY THIS MORNING. 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN AROUND THE CASPER AREA AS OF 9 AM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY LATER THIS EVENING. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED AND AREA ROADS COULD BE CLOSED AT TIMES. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN TODAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS FALLEN IN RIVERTON AS OF 12 NOON. NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTH END OF THE BASIN...ESPECIALLY FROM HUDSON TO MONETA AND LOST CABIN. RIVERTON COULD ALSO BE IN THIS AREA OF HEAVIER TOTAL SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 FEET SO FAR. ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY 5 FEET. 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN JEFFERY CITY AS OF 9 AM THIS MORNING. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. HIGHWAY 287 IS CLOSED FROM LANDER TO MUDDY GAP. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES. HIGHWAY 28 IS CLOSED OVER SOUTH PASS. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ028>030-300000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN ROCK SPRINGS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. INTERSTATE 80 REMAINS CLOSED THROUGH MOST OF SWEETWATER COUNTY EAST OF GRANGER WHICH INCLUDES INTERSTATE TRAVEL JUST OUTSIDE OF ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER. TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY ICY CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-300230- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0300Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 1218 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE LANDER AREA. UP TO 44 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ON HOMESTEAD PARK ABOVE LANDER ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CREATING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING THERE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ LIPSON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 292135 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING...MAINLY EAST OF THE DIVIDE... WYZ003-004-006-028-029-292245- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T0000Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN...WORLAND...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE EARLY SPRING SNOW STORM THAT BROUGHT SNOWFALL TO WEST CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH JUST LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ WYZ010-011-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT. 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE BUFFALO AREA. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS BLOW 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL NOT BEGIN TO DIMINISH UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOSED TONIGHT... INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS AS THIS BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO POUND THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 20 TO 30 INCHES HAS BEEN COMMON FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE MOUNTAINS. BETWEEN 2 TO 2 AND A HALF FEET OF SNOWFALL HAS FALLEN AT THE MEADOWLARK LODGE AND SK RESORT. EXPECT ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ALONG WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF OVER ONE FOOT ON THE EAST SLOPE. ON THE WEST SLOPE...EXPECT ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPASSABLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ005-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THERMOPOLIS 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TONIGHT. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS THERMOPOLIS AS OF 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND RIVER CANYON IS STILL CLOSED SOUTH OF THERMOPOLIS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL HAS RANGED FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES AS OF EARLIER TODAY WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. THE WIND RIVER CANYON BETWEEN THERMOPOLIS AND SHOSHONE IS CLOSED. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE SOUTH END OF THE CANYON HAVE WHIPPED UP SNOW DRIFTS UP TO AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 FEET DEEP. NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CANYON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON CASPER MOUNTAIN TODAY. NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. AREAS OF NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS CASPER AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY. 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN AROUND THE CASPER AREA AS OF 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES EXPECTED. A NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED AND AREA ROADS COULD BE CLOSED AT TIMES. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN TONIGHT. 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS FALLEN IN RIVERTON AS OF THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTH END OF THE BASIN...ESPECIALLY FROM HUDSON TO MONETA AND LOST CABIN. RIVERTON COULD ALSO BE IN THIS AREA OF HEAVIEST TOTAL SNOWFALL. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. HIGHWAY 789 FROM SHOSHONI...THROUGH THE WIND RIVER CANYON REMAINS CLOSED. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOWFALL IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 FEET SO FAR. ISOLATED LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY 5 FEET. A NORTH WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER SOUTH PASS. SOUTH PASS IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. HIGHWAY 287 IS CLOSED FROM LANDER TO MUDDY GAP. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGES. HIGHWAY 28 IS CLOSED OVER SOUTH PASS. HIGHWAY 287 IS CLOSED FROM LANDER TO MUDDY GAP.TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ030-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN ROCK SPRINGS BUT ONLY AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND DUE TO MELTING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. INTERSTATE TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 REMAINS CLOSED FROM ROCK SPRINGS EAST TO THE CARBON COUNTY LINE. TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES AND VERY ICY CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-300345- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 335 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE LANDER FOOTHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. 27 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAVE ALREADY PILED UP ACROSS THE LANDER AREA. AT LEAST 44 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ON HOMESTEAD PARK ABOVE LANDER ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CREATING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING THERE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ICY ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ LIPSON
000 WWUS45 KRIW 300327 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 WYZ010-011-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN OPEN AREAS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. THIS WILL BRING STORM SNOW TOTALS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPASSABLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ005-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THERMOPOLIS 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK TO ICY IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET. ROADS LEADING INTO THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE ROAD THROUGH THE WIND RIVER CANYON WILL REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT PER THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH DRIFTING SNOW. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT THURSDAY MORNING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ROAD CLOSURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAIN AREA. ROADS LEADING INTO THE AREA MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS OR CLOSED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT BEFORE LEAVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. THE WIND IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE TOWARD MORNING. SOME ROADS IN THE REGION WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHECK THE WYOMING ROAD REPORT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW EXPECTED. OPEN AREAS WILL SEE A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS IN THE RURAL LOCATIONS. BE CAREFUL ON AREA ROADS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS BLACK ICE MAY OCCUR. SOME ROADS IN THE REGION WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT THURSDAY MORNING FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY 5 TO 6 FEET IN ISOLATED SPOTS. SNOWFALL IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA WILL REMAIN CLOSED INTO THURSDAY MORNING...INCLUDING SOUTH PASS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ030-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR CREATING DRIFTING SNOW. INTERSTATE 80 WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED OVERNIGHT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT THURSDAY MORNING FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-301000- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 927 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES IN THE LANDER AREA. IN SINKS CANYON AND RED CANYON STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 300345 CCA WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 WYZ010-011-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN OPEN AREAS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ008-009-301030- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. THIS WILL BRING STORM SNOW TOTALS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPASSABLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND WEATHER REPORTS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ005-301030- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THERMOPOLIS 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK TO ICY IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-301030- /O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET. ROADS LEADING INTO THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE ROAD THROUGH THE WIND RIVER CANYON WILL REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT PER THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH DRIFTING SNOW. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FRIDAY MORNING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ROAD CLOSURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAIN AREA. ROADS LEADING INTO THE AREA MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS OR CLOSED INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT BEFORE LEAVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. THE WIND IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE TOWARD MORNING. SOME ROADS IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHECK THE WYOMING ROAD REPORT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW EXPECTED. OPEN AREAS WILL SEE A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS IN THE RURAL LOCATIONS. BE CAREFUL ON AREA ROADS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AS BLACK ICE MAY OCCUR. SOME ROADS IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FRIDAY MORNING FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY 5 TO 6 FEET IN ISOLATED SPOTS. SNOWFALL IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA WILL REMAIN CLOSED INTO FRIDAY MORNING...INCLUDING SOUTH PASS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ030-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR CREATING DRIFTING SNOW. INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE CLOSED OVERNIGHT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FRIDAY MORNING FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-301030- /O.COR.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 940 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES IN THE LANDER AREA. IN SINKS CANYON AND RED CANYON STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA WILL BE CLOSED INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTH PASS AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS45 KRIW 300828 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 WYZ010-011-301500- /O.CAN.KRIW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM. THE SNOWFALL IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ017-301500- /O.CAN.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0014.070330T0828Z-070330T1500Z/ WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. AREA ROADS ARE SLICK SPOT WITH SOME BLACK ICE BEING REPORTED. SOME ROADS IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT THIS MORNING FOR UPDATES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ008-009-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. THIS WILL BRING STORM SNOW TOTALS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. ALL ROADS IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS REMAIN CLOSED THIS MORNING. CHECK THE LATEST SNOW AND ROAD CONDITIONS FOR LATEST ON HIGHWAY CLOSURES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WIND ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ005-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THERMOPOLIS 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK TO ICY IN OPEN AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE VENTURING OUT AS SOME HIGHWAYS MAY BE CLOSED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ002-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET. ROADS LEADING INTO THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE VENTURING OUT AS MANY HIGHWAYS MAY BE CLOSED THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ007-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE ROAD THROUGH THE WIND RIVER CANYON WILL REMAIN CLOSED THIS MORNING PER THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. A NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT THIS MORNING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ROAD CLOSURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ022-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAIN AREA. ROADS LEADING INTO THE AREA MAY BE QUITE HAZARDOUS OR CLOSED THIS MORNING. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT BEFORE LEAVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ020-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. MANY ROADS IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN CLOSED INTO THIS MORNING. CHECK THE WYOMING ROAD REPORT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ015-019-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET WITH LOCALLY 5 TO 6 FEET IN ISOLATED SPOTS. SNOWFALL IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA WILL REMAIN CLOSED INTO THIS MORNING...INCLUDING SOUTH PASS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FOR UPDATES. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ030-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR CREATING DRIFTING SNOW. INTERSTATE 80 WILL BE CLOSED INTO THIS MORNING. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORT FOR UPDATES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ018-301500- /O.EXT.KRIW.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ LANDER FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES IN THE LANDER AREA. IN SINKS CANYON AND RED CANYON STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA WILL BE CLOSED INTO THIS MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTH PASS AREA. CHECK THE ROAD REPORTS FOR UPDATES ON THE CLOSURES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ003-004-006-301500- /O.NEW.KRIW.SN.Y.0014.070330T0828Z-070330T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE...POWELL...LOVELL... GREYBULL...BASIN...WORLAND 228 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER THE BIG HORN BASIN. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. SOME HIGHWAYS REMAIN CLOSED THIS MORNING...CHECK THE ROAD REPORTS FOR UPDATES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | Natrona | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 3:45 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | RIW | Fremont | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:45 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Natrona, Park and 3 more | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.