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Winter Storm in South Lincoln County, Wyoming

Winter Storm March 5, 2022 – March 6, 2022 · South Lincoln County, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1011920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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