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Winter Storm in Rock Springs & Green River, Wyoming
Winter Storm January 4, 2017 – January 5, 2017 · Rock Springs & Green River, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
New snowfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches were common across Green River and Rock Springs, including 11.4 inches 4 miles NNW of Rock Springs.
The wider storm
A plume of Pacific moisture rode over a dome of very cold air at this surface. With good jet dynamics in place, portions of southern Wyoming saw periods of heavy snow. The heaviest snow fell in Lincoln County where many locations received a foot or more of new snow. Heavy snow also fell in Sweetwater County with 6 to 10 inches commonplace along the Interstate 80 corridor.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669754. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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