Winter Storm — Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

2014-02-28 · Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

Event narrative

Snow began falling in the western Bighorn range in the early morning of February 28. The snow continued into March 1.

Wider weather episode

A complex winter weather system in the southwest United States combined with arctic air dropping south from Montana to produce widespread heavy snow across a good portion of western Wyoming. Most mountain locations received 12 to 18 inches of snow with isolated totals up to around 2 feet. Snowfall in Jackson Hole and the Bondurant Valley ranged from 10 to 20 inches. Totals in and near the city of Casper topped out around 6 inches. Much colder air, in some cases record setting, moved into northern and central Wyoming in the wake of this system. More information regarding the conclusion of this winter storm can be found in the March 2014 Storm Data publication.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 496781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.