Winter Weather — Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

2009-01-27 to 2009-01-28 · Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

Event narrative

Strong wind gusts in excess of 50 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting snow which resulted in the closure of some roads around Cheyenne for a short time.

Wider weather episode

Strong winds blew across fresh powderlike snow cover and produced areas of blizzard conditions in the vicinity of the southeast Wyoming mountains. Many roads including parts of Interstates 80 and 25 were closed for extended periods of time due to blowing and drifting snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 144927. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.