Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Winter Storm to Diminish This Evening Across Star Valley

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
149 PM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...LONG DURATION WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE WEST
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE CODY
FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN BIG HORN BASIN...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

.SEVERAL WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.


STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...
THAYNE
149 PM MST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
 LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL SO FAR...10 TO 26 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW...1 TO 2 FEET WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE
  NORTH END OF THE VALLEY. A FEW SPOTS COULD TOP 28 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW
  PACKED WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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