Monday, September 29, 2014

Summary of the Weekend Rainstorm

Significant Rain Across the State This Weekend

The Riverton WFO has provided a summary of the Widespread significant rainstorm over the weekend.

At Star Valley Ranch a total of 2.27 inches fell from Friday night to Monday evening. This brings the total at Star Valley Ranch since Sept 1st to 8.06 and 26.56 since Jan 1st.  Going back to the total precipitation that has fallen at Star Valley Ranch since Sept 1 2013 there has been an impressive 38.05 inches.









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Shelf cloud over Green River courtesy of Eric NielsenStar Valley - Photo Courtesy of Dave Hunt


A large storm system moved across the western United States this weekend, depositing a significant amount of rain as it slowly moved northeast. Rain began affecting our western border with Idaho as early as Friday, with rain eventually moving east of the Divide on Saturday with waves of rain and embedded thunderstorms moving across the region through Monday.


Max Temp July 4th
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The GOES-W Water Vapor Satellite Loop (Above) showed a large upper level low pressure system spinning atop much of the western United States throughout the weekend before it finally lifted out on Monday.



     


Weekend Rainfall Totals
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Click here to see the full set of observed rainfall totals 
  All stations listed below accumulated more than one inch of rain over the 72 hour period ending Monday night (Sept 29th).

72 Hour Rainfall Totals 1 Inch or Greater
LocationCounty, STElev72 Hr Pcpn (in.)
N. FORK LITTLE WIND RIVERFremont, WY61204.09
PINE CREEK ABOVE FREMONT LAKESublette, WY74803.87
21 W BIG PINEYSublette, WY82003.30
PORTABLE RAWSSublette, WY85033.02
15 NE COKEVILLELincoln, WY84702.92
13 E COKEVILLELincoln, WY74602.82
KEMMERERLincoln, WY69802.79
FOSSIL BUTTELincoln, WY67802.78
PINEDALESublette, WY73102.74
7 NE PINEDALESublette, WY85302.59
9 E BIG PINEYSublette, WY68032.54
10 NNW DANIELSublette, WY74702.47
BONDURANTSublette, WY66872.47
2 NW BONDURANTSublette, WY67262.45
BONDURANTSublette, WY66502.41
SMITHS FORK NEAR BORDER                             
                                               
          
Lincoln, WY66502.38
AFTONLincoln, WY62672.12
PORTABLE RAWSSublette, WY83782.07
10 W FORT WASHAKIEFremont, WY92351.96
COKEVILLELincoln, WY61911.96
MIDDLE FORK POPO AGIE RIVERFremont, WY65551.92
BOULDER LAKESublette, WY73501.91
NORTH FORK POPO AGIE RIVERFremont, WY57601.83
N WIND RIVER MTSFremont, WY88331.79
THAYNELincoln, WY59281.72
CROWHEARTFremont, WY60991.71
11 N DUBOISFremont, WY87501.70
13 W CROWHEARTFremont, WY96301.70
LANDER AIRPORTFremont, WY55861.61
JACKSONTeton, WY62401.60
14 WSW MAMMOTHPark, WY79001.60
11 W CROWHEARTFremont, WY65201.57
10 SE CROWHEARTFremont, WY56541.57
3 NW ETNALincoln, WY56921.55
9 SW LANDERFremont, WY70851.54
8 NNE MORAN JUNCTIONTeton, WY70301.50
KIRWIN SNOTELPark, WY95501.50
7 NW LANDERFremont, WY57971.47
6 S ALPINELincoln, WY56761.40
4 SW LANDERFremont, WY58071.40
15 SE ROCK SPRINGSSweetwater, WY75501.37
ETNALincoln, WY58231.37
ROCK SPRINGSSweetwater, WY62701.36
4 NE THAYNELincoln, WY62171.35
EXTREME SW YELLOWSTONETeton, WY64001.35
HOBACK JUNCTIONTeton, WY59281.29
JACKSONTeton, WY62471.27
4 N MOOSETeton, WY67301.27
MARBLETONSublette, WY68961.25
ALTATeton, WY64301.24
3 E FORT WASHAKIEFremont, WY55281.21
GARDNER RIVER NR MAMMOTH, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKPark, MT56241.20
3 SSW JACKSONTeton, WY61581.18
5 S OF SOUTH ENTRANCE YNPTeton, WY70201.18
ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORTSweetwater, WY67601.13
MAMMOTHPark, WY63001.13
10 W DUBOISFremont, WY84321.02
OLD FAITHFULTeton, WY73201.02
15 NNE GRAND TARGHEETeton, WY68301.00
15 ESE POINT OF ROCKSSweetwater, WY67200.99
9 N KEMMERERLincoln, WY71290.99

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