Heavy Snow — Sierra Madre Range, Wyoming

2024-11-26 to 2024-11-27 · Sierra Madre Range, Wyoming

Event narrative

SNOTEL site Blackhall Mountain (BLHW4), located 8 miles southwest of Skyline, Wyoming was the first SNOTEL to reach 12 inches from this event. It ended up with an estimated 27.1 inches snowfall from this event. Other notable accumulations reported was 25.6 inches at Old Battled SNOTEL, (OLDW4) and 24.7 inches at Whiskey Park SNOTEL, (WPKW4).

Wider weather episode

The season's first heavy snow occurred 25 to 27 November in the Snowy and Sierra Madre Ranges.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218796. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.