Winter Weather — East Sweetwater County, Wyoming

2024-03-02 · East Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Event narrative

A snow squall brought visibility under one quarter of a mile along Interstate 80, bringing difficult travel conditions.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving trough combined with a potent atmospheric river to bring heavy snow to western Wyoming. The highest amounts fell in the Tetons where amounts over 2 feet were common. The highest amount was 43 inches at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Amounts over 18 inches also fell in Yellowstone Park, the Salt and Wyoming Range and the Wind River Range. In the lower elevations, the highest snow totals were in the Jackson Valley where amounts of 1 to 2 feet fell. High wind occurred in the wind prone areas ahead of a frontal passage, with wind gusts around 60 mph in the lower elevations of Sweetwater and Natrona Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.