Blizzard in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

Blizzard April 4, 2009 · Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds with gusts in excess of 50 mph and snowfall from 6 to 10 inches caused blizzard conditions with drifts over 4 feet.

The wider storm

A powerful low pressure system tracked across eastern Colorado and Nebraska and produced strong winds and snow across southeast Wyoming. Blizzard conditions occurred over some areas with many roads closed due to blowing and drifting snow and extremmely low visibilities along with numerous accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 157535. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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