Another Pacific weather system moved into western Wyoming and brought another round of moderate to heavy snow to western Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in the Salt and Wyoming Range where 20 inches of new snow fell at the Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
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The episode as NWS RIW wrote it up.
Another Pacific weather system moved into western Wyoming and brought another round of moderate to heavy snow to western Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in the Salt and Wyoming Range where 20 inches of new snow fell at the Willow Creek SNOTEL site. At the Jackson Hole Ski Resort, 16 inches of new snow fell with 12 inches at the Larson Creek SNOTEL site in the Wind River Range. In the lower elevations, 12 inches of new snow fell north of Jackson with 13 inches to the south of Alpine.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 15, 3:59 PM MST, 15 hours 1 minute earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
There were several reports of over a foot of new snow in the Tetons, with a maximum of 16 inches at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort.
There were numerous reports of over a foot of snow in the Salt and Wyoming Range, including a maximum of 20 inches at the Willow Creek SNOTEL site.
At the Larson Creek SNOTEL site, 12 inches of new snow fell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wyoming in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 2024
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1227166, 1227168, 1227167.