Winter Storm — Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming

2023-03-14 to 2023-03-15 · Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming

Event narrative

Periods of snow combined with a period of hurricane force wind gusts to bring the closure of Highway 28 over South Pass. The maximum wind gust reported was 98 mph at Red Canyon.

Wider weather episode

A fast-moving system moved across Wyoming and brought locally heavy snow and high wind. Locally heavy snow fell in the Tetons and Wyoming Ranges, with 14 and 12 inches of new snow respectively. Over South Pass, snow combined with wind gusting to almost 100 mph to bring white out conditions and closure of Highway 28 over the Wind River Mountains. High wind occurred in the vicinity of Casper and Lander as well, with wind gusts over 70 in both locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.