Winter Storm Warning in Effect until Tuesday Morning

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
610 AM MST MON JAN 5 2015

...POTENT PROLONGED WINTER STORM FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT
MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS AND DEEP
PACIFIC MOISTURE PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...MAKING FOR VERY
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...
THAYNE
610 AM MST MON JAN 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 30 INCHES THE MOUNTAINS WITH 10 TO
  20 INCHES IN THE STAR VALLEY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...ABOVE 8000 FEET...WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
  THE SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK...SNOWPACKED...WITH POSSIBLE
  LARGE DRIFTS COVERING THE ROADWAYS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SALT RIVER PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.