Winter Storm — Northeast Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

2022-10-23 to 2022-10-24 · Northeast Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Event narrative

Area SNOTELS reported 12 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

The first snow of the season for the mountains and foothills occurred as an upper low slowly moved northeast across central Wyoming into the Dakotas. This low wrapped cold air and moisture across the area resulting in some heavy snow amounts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1054741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.