Winter Storm — Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming

2021-02-04 to 2021-02-05 · Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell in the Salt and Wyoming Range. Some of the highest amounts included 21 inches at the Box Y Ranch and at Commissary Ridge.

Wider weather episode

A combination of a Pacific Cold Front and an ample supply of moisture brought heavy snow to western Wyoming. In the mountains, the highest snowfall total was 28 inches at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Around 20 inches of snow was the maximum amount in the Salt and Wyoming Range. In the western Valleys, over a foot of snow fell in portions of the Star Valley with up to 10 inches in the northern Jackson Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 938558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.