Avalanche — Casper Mountain, Wyoming

2019-05-21 to 2019-05-22 · Casper Mountain, Wyoming

Event narrative

At the Casper Mountain SNOTEL site, 16 inches of new snow was reported.

Wider weather episode

An abnormally cold low pressure system brought locally heavy snow to some of the mountains of central Wyoming. In the Bighorn Mountains, 20 inches of new snow fell at the Cloud Peak and Little Goose SNOTEL sites. At Casper Mountain, 16 inches of snow was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 822429. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.