Winter Storm — South Lincoln County, Wyoming

2022-03-05 to 2022-03-06 · South Lincoln County, Wyoming

Event narrative

A combination of snow and blowing snow led to closure of US Highway 189 south of Kemmerer for several hours.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific cold front crossed Wyoming and brought locally heavy snow, particularly across southwest Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell around Rock Springs, where snow banding set up and brought 6 to 9 inches of new snow around the city. Amounts dropped sharply outside of the band, with only 2 inches around Green River, just 10 miles to the west.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1011920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.