Winter Storm — Southeast Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

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

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported around 10 inches of snow near Ten Sleep. Lesser amounts were reported further west, where Worland had an average of 5 inches.

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 663389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.