Winter Storm Warning
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...GUSTY WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE IMPACTED AREA. WIND MAY COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO
CREATE LIMITED VISIBILITY ON ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25.
* IMPACTS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR FOR CHANGING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOWFALL...
WHICH MAY SEEM MORE BITTER WITH INCREASED WIND.
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