Winter Storm Warning for Natrona County
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. PERIODS
OF MODERATE SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
ON TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
IN SOUTH CASPER...AND IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE
RANGE. 10 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ON CASPER MOUNTAIN.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING ON TUESDAY.
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL DROP VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE
TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO
AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL IMPACTS...INCLUDING AREAS OF INTERSTATE 25.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND LOW WIND CHILLS
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO NEWBORN LIVESTOCK
AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHO ARE LEFT
EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.