Moderate to heavy snowfall was observed across much of Carbon County as well as western Albany County in southeast Wyoming from the 20th through early on the 22nd. Highest snowfall totals were observed in the Sierra Madres.
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The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Moderate to heavy snowfall was observed across much of Carbon County as well as western Albany County in southeast Wyoming from the 20th through early on the 22nd. Highest snowfall totals were observed in the Sierra Madres.
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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 20, 2:26 PM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
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3 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Old Battle SNOTEL (elevation 10000 feet) in the Sierra Madre Range estimated 19.2 inches of snowfall. Nearby SNOTEL sites above 9000 feet elevation reported around one 1 foot of snow accumulation.
Med Bow SNOTEL (elevation 10510 feet) in the Snowy Range estimated 10.8 inches of snowfall.
CoCoRaHS observers near Elk Mountain reported between 4 and 5 inches of snow accumulation.
CoCoRaHS observer located 6 miles northeast of Riverside reported 5 inches of snow accumulation.
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, February 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: 1154415, 1154416, 1154428, 1154429.