Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Heavy Snows and High Winds Blast Star Valley and Western Wyoming Tuesday.

Heavy snow once again smacked Star Valley and Western Wyoming Tuesday
with a line of thundershowers producing very strong winds Tuesday evening.  
Below is the preliminary summary of snowfall for the storm along with a 
listing of peak wind gusts observed.  Of particular note is
the amazing gust on top of Mt. Coffin in the Wyoming range of 159 MPH
last evening. Even in the valley Thayne elementary school reported 54 MPH.

The same line of storms took down power poles in parts of Teton County
causing a major loss of power including Jackson airport
and Teton Village.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1135 PM MST Tue Feb 07 2017

The following are snowfall reports from midnight Monday night  until
7 pm Tuesday evening.  Peak wind reports are 24 hour reports from 9
pm Monday until 9 pm Tuesday.

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with
varyingequipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered
official. SnoTels (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high
mountainwatersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based
on snowwater equivalent.

***** Snowfall Reports *****

Location                              Snowfall
Lincoln County...
 Indian Creek Snotel...              24 inches.
 Willow Creek Snotel...              22 inches.
 Blind Bull Summit Snotel...         21 inches.
 Spring Creek Divide Snotel...       20 inches.
 Cottonwood Creek Snotel...          14 inches.
 Kelley Ranger Station Snotel...     14 inches.
 Salt River Summit Snotel...         11 inches.
 Blind Bull Summit...                11 inches.
 Hams Fork Snotel...                 10 inches.
 Commissary Ridge...                 10 inches.
 2 SE Thayne...                      10 inches.
5 SSE Smoot... 10 inches Box Y Ranch... 8 inches.
Alpine... 8 inches. Afton... 5.1 inches.

Big Horn County...
 Bald Mountain Snotel...              5 inches.
 Bone Springs Divide Snotel...        4 inches.
 Shell Creek Snotel...                3 inches.
 9 NNW Shell...                     1.8 inches.
 2 SSW Lovell...                    1.2 inches.
 1 E Greybull...                      1 inch.
 Greybull...                        0.6 inches.
 Deaver...                          0.5 inches.
 Lovell...                          0.5 inches.

Fremont County...
 Deer Park Snotel...                 22 inches.
 South Pass Snotel...                17 inches.
 Burroughs Creek Snotel...           16 inches.
 Little Warm Snotel...               13 inches.
 Hobbs Park Snotel...                13 inches.
 Castle Creek Snotel...              11 inches.
 Cold Springs Snotel...               9 inches.
 Atlantic City...                   8.5 inches.
 St. Lawrence Alt Snotel...           7 inches.
 Townsend Creek Snotel...             6 inches.
 Brooks Lake...                       5 inches.
 Dubois...                            3 inches.
 Lander...                          1.8 inches.

Hot Springs County...
 Owl Creek Snotel...                  8 inches.

Johnson County...
 Little Goose Snotel...               4 inches.
 Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel...       3 inches.
 Soldier Park Snotel...               3 inches.
 Bear Trap Meadow Snotel...           2 inches.
 Hansen Sawmill Snotel...             2 inches.
 Buffalo...                  0.7 to 1.2 inches.
 4 SSW Buffalo...                   0.8 inches.


Natrona County...
 Reno Hill Snotel...                  6 inches.
 Casper Mountain Snotel...            5 inches.
 Casper Airport...                  3.3 inches.
 2 E Evansville...                  2.5 inches.
 1 S Casper...                        2 inches.
 4 SW Casper...                     1.3 inches.
 Casper...                          1.3 inches.
 Grave Spring Snotel...               1 inch.
 5 SSW Casper...                      1 inch.
 10 WSW Casper...                   0.7 inches.
 11 WSW Casper...                   0.3 inches.

Park County...
 Blackwater Snotel...                14 inches.
 Younts Peak Snotel...               12 inches.
 Evening Star Snotel...              12 inches.
 Beartooth Lake Snotel...            11 inches.
 Pahaska...                           8 inches.
 Kirwin Snotel...                     8 inches.
 2 NE Cody...                       5.5 inches.
 Cody...                       3.8 to 5 inches.
 3 NE Clark...                        5 inches.
 Timber Creek Snotel...               3 inches.
 Marquette Snotel...                  3 inches.
 8 W Cody...                          3 inches.
 Powell...                            3 inches.
 3 NE Sunshine...                   2.4 inches.
 4 SW Powell...                     2.2 inches.
 2 WSW Cody...                        2 inches.
 1 ENE Wapiti...                      2 inches.

Sublette County...
 Loomis Park Snotel...               20 inches.
 Kendall Ranger Station Snotel...    20 inches.
 Gunsite Pass Snotel...              19 inches.
 Triple Peak Snotel...               18 inches.
 New Fork Lake Snotel...             17 inches.
 East Rim Divide Snotel...           15 inches.
 Larsen Creek Snotel...              13 inches.
 Snider Basin Snotel...              11 inches.
 Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel...         11 inches.
 Big Sandy Opening Snotel...         10 inches.
 14 NW Pinedale...                  4.5 inches.
 Bondurant...                       3.4 inches.
 Daniel Fish Hatchery...            3.2 inches.

Sweetwater County...
 5 N Farson...                        1 inch.
 7 SE Rock Springs...               0.1 inches.

Teton County...
 Granite Creek Snotel...             25 inches.
 Phillips Bench Snotel...            24 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Raymer...          18.5 inches.
 Base Camp Snotel...                 16 inches.
 3 SSW Wilson...                     16 inches.
 Gros Ventre Summit Snotel...        16 inches.
 Darwin Ranch...                   15.2 inches.
 Togwotee Pass Snotel...             15 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl...   12 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain...      11 inches.
 Grassy Lake Snotel...               10 inches.
 Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph...     10 inches.
 Snow King...                        10 inches.
 Jackson Dam...                     9.5 inches.
 Grand Targhee Snotel...              9 inches.
 2 NE Teton Village...                9 inches.
 Snake River Stn Snotel...            7 inches.
 Togwotee Mountain Lodge...         6.1 inches.
 5 NW Jackson...                      5 inches.
 Jackson...                         3.5 inches.
 Jackson Hole - Base...             3.5 inches.
 12 NE Jackson...                     3 inches.
 1 NNW Alta...                        1 inch.

Washakie County...
 Powder River Pass Snotel...          3 inches.
 Ten Sleep...                       1.5 inches.
 Middle Powder Snotel...              1 inch.
 5 NNW Ten Sleep...                 0.8 inches.
 8 SW Worland...                    0.3 inches.

Yellowstone National Park...
 Two Ocean Plateau Snotel...         18 inches.
 Thumb Divide Snotel...              15 inches.
 Parker Peak Snotel...               13 inches.
 Sylvan Lake Snotel...               11 inches.
 Lewis Lake Divide Snotel...          9 inches.
 Canyon Snotel...                     9 inches.
 Sylvan Road Snotel...                7 inches.
 Yellowstone East Entrance...         4 inches.
 Lamar Ranger Station...            2.7 inches.
 Tower Falls Ranger Station...        2 inches.


***** Peak Wind Reports *****

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Elevation (ft.)

....Lincoln County...
Mt Coffin                    159 MPH   0600 PM 02/07   10870
Kemmerer Airport             60 MPH    0850 PM 02/07   7285
Thayne                       54 MPH    0851 PM 02/07   5928
15 NE Cokeville              54 MPH    0800 PM 02/07   8470
Cokeville                    51 MPH    0822 PM 02/07   6191
4 NE Thayne                  47 MPH    0849 PM 02/07   6217
..Wyoming...

...Fremont County...
7 SW Muddy Gap               94 MPH    0450 PM 02/07   7380
Red Canyon                   59 MPH    0805 PM 02/07   6768
Dubois Airport               58 MPH    0815 PM 02/07   7297
Beaver Rim                   58 MPH    0631 PM 02/07   6784
3 S Togwotee Pass            52 MPH    0600 PM 02/07   10430
10 W Dubois                  49 MPH    0854 PM 02/07   8432
10 W Fort Washakie           47 MPH    0801 PM 02/07   9235

...Hot Springs County...
Thermopolis                  50 MPH    1105 PM 02/06   4426

...Johnson County...
25 ESE Buffalo               50 MPH    1125 PM 02/06   4657


...Natrona County...
16 S Hiland                  71 MPH    1110 PM 02/06   6380
Casper Outer Drive           57 MPH    0831 PM 02/06   5463
Natrona                      47 MPH    1010 PM 02/06   5589
2 SE Hiland                  45 MPH    1015 PM 02/06   6134

...Park County...
Hoyt Peak                    70 MPH    1130 PM 02/06   9800
Chief Joseph Hwy             61 MPH    0915 PM 02/06   8136
14 S Sylvan Pass             53 MPH    0808 PM 02/07   8650
Crandall                     52 MPH    0912 PM 02/06   6640
3 E Pahaska                  51 MPH    0757 PM 02/07   7500
3 W Powell                   47 MPH    0859 PM 02/07   4505
2 N Frannie                  46 MPH    0853 PM 02/07   4275

...Sublette County...
Big Piney Airport            51 MPH    0650 PM 02/07   6974
7 NE Pinedale                50 MPH    0826 PM 02/07   8530
21 W Big Piney               48 MPH    0809 PM 02/07   8200
Pinedale Airport             46 MPH    0755 PM 02/07   7085

...Sweetwater County...
15 SE Rock Springs           63 MPH    0344 PM 02/07   7550
Rock Springs Airport         59 MPH    0353 PM 02/07   6760
5 E Rock Springs             59 MPH    0340 PM 02/07   6369
I 80 - Mile Marker 142       52 MPH    0410 PM 02/07   7162
1 NNE Green River            52 MPH    0317 PM 02/07   6315
23 W Wamsutter               51 MPH    0315 PM 02/07   6804
Mckinnon                     50 MPH    0108 PM 02/07   7086
I 80 - Mile Marker 157       48 MPH    0425 PM 02/07   6965
I 80 - Mile Marker 124       46 MPH    0336 PM 02/07   6475
I 80 - Mile Marker 184       45 MPH    0231 PM 02/07   7112
20 ENE Opal                  45 MPH    0241 PM 02/07   6556
8 E Rock Springs             45 MPH    0310 PM 02/07   6339
I 80 - Mile Marker 131       45 MPH    0335 PM 02/07   6636
7 WSW Rock Springs           45 MPH    0300 PM 02/07   6238

...Teton County...
Summit - Jackson Resort      75 MPH    0530 PM 02/07   10318
Jackson Hole Airport         61 MPH    0554 PM 02/07   6445
5 ENE Alta - Freds Mtn       59 MPH    0730 PM 02/06   9840
7 E Moran Jct                49 MPH    0852 PM 02/07   7251
4 N Moose                    47 MPH    0858 PM 02/06   6730

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