Winter Storm — Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

2016-11-16 to 2016-11-17 · Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

Snow fall amounts ranged from 6 to almost 9 inches throughout the Southwest Big Horn Basin.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific low pressure system moved into the area and brought the first widespread snowstorm of the season. The heaviest snow fell in the favored east to northeast upslope flow areas. The east slopes of the Wind River Mountains had the most snow with 20 inches reported at the Hobbs Park SNOTEL. The Lander foothills had between 13 to 15 inches of snow with up to 9 inches near Thermopolis in Hot Springs County. Other snowfall totals included 8 to 11 inches in Rock Springs and Green River in Sweetwater County, 9 inches in Hyattville in Big Horn County, 10 inches near Ten Sleep in Washakie County, 9 inches in Buffalo in Johnson County and 7 inches in downtown Riverton.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663387. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.