Winter Storm — Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

2006-02-15 to 2006-02-16 · Bighorn Mountains West, Wyoming

Wider weather episode

A major late-winter storm inundated western and central Wyoming with 12 to 20 inches of mountain snowfall and 8 to 14 inches in most basin locations. Snow began to accumulate during the early morning hours of February 15th and wound down early on the 16th. Schools in Natrona County were closed on the 16th due to unsafe roadways. The decision to cancel classes due to weather is rare in Casper, where the last closure came during a spring storm in March 2003. There were dozens of reports of accidents in the Casper area. However only one injury was reported, when a firefighter was hit by a sliding car while responding to another accident.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5492091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.