Winter Storm — Northeast Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

2017-04-27 to 2017-04-28 · Northeast Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Event narrative

Area Snotels received 14 to 16 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving upper low over Wyoming brought a deep upslope flow to the Big Horn Mountains. The dynamics were quite strong with this low as it created its own cold pool which helped provide heavy snow to portions of the lower elevations as well, mainly the Sheridan foothills locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683287. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.