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Winter Storm in South Lincoln County, Wyoming
Winter Storm December 21, 2015 – December 22, 2015 · South Lincoln County, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy snow fell across portions of southern Lincoln county. A spotter reported 10 inches of new snow at Kemmerer.
The wider storm
Terrain-induced heavy snowfall occurred across western Wyoming as a favorable moist, westerly flow aloft enveloped areas west of the Continental Divide. The heaviest snow fell in Teton County with frequent reports of 12 to 18 inches in Jackson Hole and in the Teton Range. Snow totals of 6 to 10 inches were common across the lower elevations of Lincoln County. The nearby Salt River and Wyoming ranges received about one foot of snow. To the east of the Divide, high wind blew in Natrona County where speeds reached 74 mph on the south side of Casper and 61 mph at the city's international airport.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 607365. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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