Winter Storm — Upper Green River Basin Foothills, Wyoming

2017-01-04 to 2017-01-05 · Upper Green River Basin Foothills, Wyoming

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 7.4 inches of snow at Daniel.

Wider weather episode

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_id 669757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.