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Winter Storm in Southeast Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
Winter Storm November 16, 2016 – November 17, 2016 · Southeast Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 663389. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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