Powerful Winter Storm Impacts Western Wyoming
A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO
MANY AREAS OF WESTERN WYOMING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE SNOWFALL BRINGING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO SOUTH PASS AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 NEAR
WAMSUTTER. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED.
THE FOLLOWING SNOW AMOUNTS ARE TOTALS THROUGH 1200 PM MST.
Convective Snow Shower over Midvale, WY 1/05/2008
| County | Station Name | Snowfall |
|---|---|---|
| Fremont | Deer Park | 18 |
| Fremont | South Pass | 13 |
| Fremont | Hobbs Park | 10 |
| Fremont | Townsend Creek | 6 |
| Fremont | St. Lawrence Alt | 5 |
| Fremont | Cold Springs | 5 |
| Fremont | Little Warm | 5 |
| Fremont | Burroughs Creek | 3 |
| Fremont | Dubois 8.9 WNW | 3 |
| Fremont | Brooks Lake Lodge | 3 |
| Hot Springs | Owl Creek | 1 |
| Lincoln | Indian Creek | 11 |
| Lincoln | Diamondville | 10 |
| Lincoln | Cokeville | 10 |
| Lincoln | Cottonwood Creek | 7 |
| Lincoln | Afton 12.2 S | 7 |
| Lincoln | Willow Creek | 7 |
| Lincoln | Blind Bull Summit | 6 |
| Lincoln | Hams Fork | 6 |
| Lincoln | Kelley Ranger Station | 6 |
| Lincoln | Salt River Summit | 5 |
| Lincoln | Spring Creek Divide | 5 |
| Lincoln | Thayne 1 SE | 5 |
| Lincoln | Blind Bull Summit | 4 |
| Lincoln | Box Y Ranch | 1 |
| Natrona | Casper Mountain | 1 |
| Park | Sylvan Road | 6 |
| Park | Sylvan Lake | 6 |
| Park | Canyon | 3.6 |
| Park | Blackwater | 3 |
| Park | Parker Peak | 2.4 |
| Park | Younts Peak | 2.4 |
| Park | Evening Star | 2.4 |
| Park | Kirwin | 2.4 |
| Park | Wolverine | 1.5 |
| Park | Beartooth Lake | 1.5 |
| Sublette | Big Sandy Opening | 14 |
| Sublette | Gunsight Pass | 6 |
| Sublette | Triple Peak | 6 |
| Sublette | Loomis Park | 5 |
| Sublette | East Rim Divide | 4 |
| Sublette | Cora | 3.5 |
| Sublette | Kendall Ranger Station | 3 |
| Sublette | New Fork Lake | 3 |
| Sublette | La Barge 5NW | 2.5 |
| Sublette | Pinedale 10NE | 2 |
| Sublette | Snider Basin | 2 |
| Sublette | Elkhart Park G.S. | 1.5 |
| Sublette | Cora 10 NW | 1 |
| Sublette | Pinedale 13.8 NW | 1 |
| Sublette | Pinedale 0.9 N | 1 |
| Sweetwater | Farson | 6 |
| Teton | Phillips Bench | 18 |
| Teton | Grand Targhee | 17 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole-Raymer | 14 |
| Teton | Moran 5WNW | 13 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole-Base | 12 |
| Teton | Jackson Hole-Mid | 12 |
| Teton | Thumb Divide | 12 |
| Teton | Granite Creek | 10 |
| Teton | Grand Targhee | 9 |
| Teton | Lewis Lake Divide | 9 |
| Teton | Jackson 12.3 NE | 9 |
| Teton | Base Camp | 8.4 |
| Teton | Jackson 1S | 8 |
| Teton | Two Ocean Plateau | 7.2 |
| Teton | Jackson | 7 |
| Teton | Snake River Station | 7 |
| Teton | Togwotee Pass | 7 |
| Teton | Grassy Lake | 7 |
| Teton | Jackson | 7 |
| Teton | Gros Ventre Summit | 6 |
| Yellowstone | Grant Village Ranger Station | 15 |
| Yellowstone | West Entrance Ranger Station | 8 |
| Yellowstone | Lake Yellowstone ASOS | 5.5 |
| Yellowstone | East Entrance Ranger Station | 2 |
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