Winter Weather — Southwest Carbon, Wyoming

1999-03-27 · Southwest Carbon, Wyoming

Event narrative

Ice on highway 287 caused a collision between two pickup trucks. The driver of one of the pickup trucks was seriously injured and had to be extricated from the vehicle. The accident occurred 6 miles south of Muddy Gap at 730 am. Another accident occurred 30 miles north of Rawlins, in which a person lost control of thier vehicle on the ice. The vehicle slid into the ditch and rolled 3 times. The driver sustained a broken arm. The accident occurred at 715 am.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5688046. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.