Heavy Snow — North Laramie Range, Wyoming

2019-05-20 to 2019-05-22 · North Laramie Range, Wyoming

Event narrative

Windy Peak sensor located at elevation of 7900 feet measured a snow water equivalent of 0.8 inches. Applying a snow to liquid ratio of 15 to 1 produced an estimated snowfall total of 12.0 inches.

Wider weather episode

Heavy, wet snow fell across much of southeastern Wyoming on the 20th and 21st making for slick commutes and limited power outages. Over 8 inches of snowfall was measured in the City of Cheyenne while heavy snow blanketed the Laramie Range snarling traffic near the Interstate 80 Summit.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 817070. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.