Winter Storm — South Lincoln County, Wyoming

2013-02-08 to 2013-02-09 · South Lincoln County, Wyoming

Event narrative

Between 7 and 9 inches of snow was reported in Kemmerer. In addition, 8 inches of snow was measured in Cokeville.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved out of the Great Basin and into northern Colorado and southern Wyoming February 8 through 10. Snow spread across much of southern and central Wyoming on the afternoon and evening of February 8 and continued in some areas until the morning of February 10. Snowfall rates of over 1 inch an hour were reported in association with some of the more intense snow. Areas to receive the heaviest snow were around Lander and on Casper Mountain. Snowfall topping one foot was commonplace around Casper with up to 21 inches on the nearby hillsides. Casper Mountain observed 16 inches with over 20 inches estimated at two SNOTEL stations. Southern portions of the Star Valley saw 8 to 15 inches of snow. Many other locations around Fremont County and on the south side of Casper reported over 6 inches of snow. The maximum across Sweetwater County was 9 inches of snow at Wamsutter.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 424691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.