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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Upper North Platte River Basin, Wyoming

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 22, 2023 – February 23, 2023 · Upper North Platte River Basin, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

Saratoga Airport AWOS station (KSAA) reported wind chills as low as 42 degrees below zero with a minimum temperature of 22 degrees below zero.

The wider storm

Widespread snowfall occurred over much of southeast Wyoming on the 21st through the 23rd. Heaviest snowfall occurred over much of Carbon County in south-central Wyoming with blizzard conditions leading to an extended closure of Interstate 80 through the area. Numerous search and rescues were conducted for stranded motorists along the roadway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072345. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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