Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Another Round of Snow -Greatest Threat Centered on the Tetons



URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
128 AM MDT TUE OCT 18 2016

...MORE SNOW RETURNING TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING...

.ANOTHER PART OF THE SAME SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE REGION
ON SUNDAY WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING AGAIN
TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.


TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-
128 AM MDT TUE OCT 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN
  INTENSITY AND COVERAGE BY THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF BY
  SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

* NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO
  10 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY
  WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS...
  INCLUDING TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES...WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
AND SLICK ROADS WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN... AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS AT WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.

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