Winter Storm in Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

Winter Storm January 30, 2013 – January 31, 2013 · Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

Up to 34 inches of snow was recorded in the western Bighorn mountains.

The wider storm

A disturbance and strong northwest flow aloft brought heavy snow to portions of the Bighorn Range as well as the eastern Big Horn Basin and Star Valley. Snowfall amounts as high as 34 inches were recorded in the higher elevations of the northwest Bighorn Range. Amounts in the eastern Big Horn Basin were as high as 6 inches with up to 8 inches in the Star Valley. In addition, strong winds occurred across the Upper Wind River Basin with wind gusts as high as 58 mph at Dubois.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 423010. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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