Winter Weather — Upper Wind River Basin, Wyoming

2017-02-01 · Upper Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

A narrow band of heavy snow fell near Dubois. There were numerous reports of a foot of new snow with a maximum amount of 16 inches. Snowfall amounts fell rapidly further southeast with little snow reported at Crowheart.

Wider weather episode

This a continuation of the January 31st storm. A moist Pacific flow and a potent upper level system brought heavy snow to portions of western and northern Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in northwestern Wyoming, especially in the Absarokas where 22 inches of new snow fell at the Beartooth Lake SNOTEL site. Up to 18 inches of snow fell in Yellowstone Park. In the lower elevations East of the Divide, the highest amounts fell along the northern border. In Park County, Wapati picked up 13 inches of new snow. Almost 9 inches fell northwest of Shell in Big Horn County. Amounts dropped off significantly further south. In DuBois, a narrow band of very heavy snow developed and dropped 16 inches of new snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 674526. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.