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Winter Storm in Star Valley, Wyoming

Winter Storm February 26, 2021 – February 27, 2021 · Star Valley, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow fell in the northern portion of the Star Valley, with eight inches of snow in Alpine, Wyoming. Amounts dropped further south with four inches in Afton, Wyoming.

The wider storm

A Pacific cold front moved through Wyoming and brought heavy snow to portions of the area. The Tetons had the heaviest snow with 20 inches of Grand Targhee and 17 inches at Jackson Hole. Heavy snow also fell in portions of the Salt and Wyoming Range, Star Valley and Jackson Valley. Meanwhile, convective snow banding developed in southern Hot Springs and northern Fremont Counties on the 27th. At Boysen Dam, 10 inches of new snow was measured. Amounts dropped sharply outside of that with other areas receiving less than 3 inches. Ahead of the front, strong winds occurred in the wind prone areas around Casper, Wyoming. The maximum wind gust was 68 mph along Wyoming Boulevard.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 940917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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