High Wind in Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

Along the Chief Joseph Highway there were several hours of wind gusts over 75 mph, with a maximum wind gust of 81 mph.

A Pacific weather system crossed western and central Wyoming and brought heavy snow west of the Continental Divide and high wind to the east of the Divide. Notable accumulations fell throughout the western mountains. The highest amount was in the Salt River and Wyoming Ranges where 34 inches of new snow fell at the Spring Creek Divide SNOTEL site. Other notable amounts included 30 inches at the Lewis Lake Divide SNOTEL in Yellowstone National Park, 25 inches at the Burroughs Creek SNOTEL in the Absarokas and 24 inches over Togwotee Pass. High winds occurred along and East of the Divide as well as across Sweetwater County. Some of the more notable wind gusts included 82 mph along South Pass and 81 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway.