Winter Storm — Wind River Mountains West, Wyoming

2014-02-07 to 2014-02-09 · Wind River Mountains West, Wyoming

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell across the western Wind River Mountains. Some of the highest amounts were 30 inches at Larson Creek and 25 inches at Pocket Creek.

Wider weather episode

A long lived winter storm brought significant snow to much of western and northern Wyoming. The highest totals were across the Salt River and Wyoming ranges where snowfall totals of two to nearly four feet were estimated. Many other areas across the western mountains received an estimated one to two feet. Across the lower elevations, snowfall in the basins and valleys ranged from 6 to 16 inches. These reports included 22 inches at Alpine, 17 inches at Cokeville, 15 inches in Kemmerer, 8 to 12 inches in Jackson Hole, and 7 to 11 inches around Cody.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 488792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.