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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Riverton, WY

September 26, 2013Fremont County, Sublette County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Sep 26, 2013, 3:42 PM MDT for Fremont County, Sublette County, Wyoming. It took effect at Sep 26, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2013, 3:42 PM MDT (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 26, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 27, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Sublette County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Sep 26, 3:42 PM MDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 3:42 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 5:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT THU SEP 26 2013

WYZ001>020-022>030-271200-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT THU SEP 26 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WIND RIVER RANGE...ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS...OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER RANGES...AND LANDER FOOTHILLS FROM
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PART TWO OF OUR WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
TO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT IN FAVORED NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF CENTRAL
WYOMING. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS AND SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY...ONGOING SNOWFALL IS A PROBABILITY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA IN THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 3:42 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryRIWBig Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona and 4 more20 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.