A powerful Arctic front dropped across Wyoming and brought heavy snow to portions of western Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in the Tetons where up to 17 inches of new snow fell.
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The episode as NWS RIW wrote it up.
A powerful Arctic front dropped across Wyoming and brought heavy snow to portions of western Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in the Tetons where up to 17 inches of new snow fell. Over a foot of snow fell in portions of the Salt and Wyoming Range. Amounts in the Jackson and Star Valleys generally ranged from 4 to 10 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Moderate to heavy snow fell in the Jackson Valley, with 9 inches of new snow falling near Wilson.
Up to 15 inches of new snow fell in the higher elevations of the Salt and Wyoming Range.
Around the Star Valley, 5 to 10 inches of new snow fell. The maximum amount of 10 inches fell near Turnerville.
Heavy snow fell in portions of the Tetons, with a maximum amount of 17 inches at the top of the Jackson Hole Ski Resort.
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, January 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: 1158013, 1158014, 1158015, 1158016.