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Winter Storm in North Snowy Range Foothills, Wyoming
Winter Storm January 28, 2023 – January 30, 2023 · North Snowy Range Foothills, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins was closed for an extended period of time due to winter conditions and a large scale multi-vehicle accident. A total of 44 cars and trucks were involved with the pileups at mile markers 261 and 266. CoCoRaHS observer near Elk Mountain reported a multiday snowfall total over 25 inches.
The wider storm
A multi-day period of snowfall across much of southeast Wyoming areas receiving over 6 inches of snowfall while mountain area received multiple feet of snow accumulation. Additionally, blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall led to a large scale, multi-vehicle accident along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins resulting in multiple injuries and one fatality. Interstate 80 was closed for an extended period of time due to winter conditions and crashes.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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