Winter Storm — Bighorn Mountains Southeast, Wyoming

2021-04-18 to 2021-04-19 · Bighorn Mountains Southeast, Wyoming

Event narrative

Several locations around the eastern Bighorn range had snowfall amounts over a foot, including 15 inches at the Hansen Sawmill SNOTEL site.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept southeastward across Wyoming and brought heavy snow to Johnson County. Up to 7 inches of snow fell in the vicinity of Buffalo, Wyoming with up to 15 inches of new snow in the eastern Bighorn Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 953885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.