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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Riverton, WY

March 30, 20145 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 30, 2014, 2:42 AM MDT for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 30, 2014, 2:42 AM MDT (08:42 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 30, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired: Mar 31, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Big Horn County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Washakie County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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 Mar 29, 2:33 PM MDT, 12 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 2:33 PM MDT, 12 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:00 AM MDT, 22 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
400 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014

WYZ001>020-022>030-301200-
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-
400 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT EAST
SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TODAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WIND CORRIDOR FROM EAST OF ROCK SPRINGS
TO CASPER FROM 9 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST WYOMING MOUNTAINS AND
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS IN NORTH CENTRAL
WYOMING SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT CODY FOOTHILLS...IN ADDITION TO THE
WIND CORRIDOR BETWEEN FROM EASTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH NATRONA
COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST. PLEASE SEE THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR MORE
INFORMATION.  ALSO...A COUPLE OF SPRING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A
COLDER NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A SURFACE FRONT WILL BRING AREAS OF SNOW
SHOWERS TO CENTRAL WYOMING FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE AREA. RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH. RAIN IS
LIKELY TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW
LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE TRACK OF THIS STORM
CONTINUES TO CHANGE...SO CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...
AND ANY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 1:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		52 min
Mar 30, 2:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		44 min
Mar 30, 3:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		40 min
Mar 30, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Sweetwater	50 min
Mar 30, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Fremont	51 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.