Winter Storm in Lander Foothills, Wyoming

Snowfall amounts around Lander generally ranged from 5 to 9 inches, including 7 inches the at the Lander Airport.

Heavy snow fell across portions of Wyoming as low pressure moved across the state. This was especially the case in western Wyoming. The highest amounts fell in the western mountains with up 18 inches in the Salt River and Wyoming ranges and up to 15 inches in the Tetons. Amounts in the western valleys generally ranged from 6 to 12 inches. The heaviest snow east of the Continental Divide fell in Fremont County. Six to nine inches of new snow fell around Lander, with 7 inches around Dubois. At Riverton, a narrow band of heavy snow developed and produced 6 to 9 inches around the city of Riverton. Amounts dropped sharply farther west with 5 inches at the National Weather Service office west of town and only 3 inches toward Kinnear.