Winter Storm — Upper Green River Basin Foothills, Wyoming

2014-02-12 · Upper Green River Basin Foothills, Wyoming

Event narrative

Snowfall of 9-10 inches fell at Bondurant with only 2-3 inches in Pinedale.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of very wet Pacific storms brought more heavy snow to areas west of the Continental Divide. New snowfall of 29 inches fell at Hoback Junction in Teton County. Some other impressive amounts included 26 inches at Lewis Lake Divide in Yellowstone National Park and up to 2 feet at Alpine. East of the Divide, the story once again was strong winds in favored areas such as the Cody Foothills, the Green and Rattlesnake Range, and the south side of Casper. The maximum wind gust was 85 mph near Clark in the Cody Foothills. Portions of southeast Fremont and southern Natrona counties also reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 504014. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.