Wyoming Storm Summary March 2-3

A pair of winter storms brought an extended period of snow, gusty wind, and much colder temperatures to the state on Monday and Tuesday. Casper received the lion's share of the snow with many places in town reporting over 10 inches of the white stuff. As much as 22 inches of fresh snow fell on Casper mountain while areas to the north received much less, but there were some wind gusts approaching 50 mph near the Montana border.

At one point early Tuesday morning, at least one section of each interstate was closed for at least several hours. As of Tuesday afternoon, a portion of Interstate 80 remained closed from Evanston to Rawlins. There is also expected to be a significant impact on newborn livestock as temperatures plummet as skies clear overnight. Luckily, a warming trend will begin by Wednesday with the high sun angle helping to melt the low elevation snow by the weekend, ushering in a return to high temperatures in the 40s to near 50 by the end of the weekend.

Click to Enlarge Rapidly accumulating snow, gusty winds, blowing snow, and freezing road surfaces lead to widespread travel impacts and many road closures lasted well into the afternoon on Tuesday	Click to Enlarge Casper was hit especially hard with much of the area reporting over 10 inches of snow! Photo: Lona Patton, Evansville

  

Snowfall Totals - March 2 - 3 

County	Station Name	Snowfall
Big Horn	Bone Springs Divide Snotel	3
Big Horn	Powder River Pass	3
Big Horn	26 E Lovell	1
Fremont	Deer Park Snotel	12
Fremont	Fort Washakie	9.5
Fremont	Lander Airport	8.6
Fremont	1 SW Lander	8.2
Fremont	Lander	6-8
Fremont	Jeffrey City	8
Fremont	Townsend Creek Snotel	7
Fremont	South Pass Snotel	7
Fremont	St. Lawrence Alt Snotel	7
Fremont	Beaver Rim	6
Fremont	Hobbs Park Snotel	6
Fremont	Brooks Lake	6
Fremont	Riverton COOP	5.4
Fremont	Riverton Airport	5.2
Fremont	10 WNW Dubois	5
Fremont	2 W Riverton	5
Fremont	Dubois	5
Fremont	Cold Springs Snotel	5
Fremont	Burris	4
Fremont	10 NW Riverton	4
Fremont	Castle Creek Snotel	4
Fremont	10 NNE Riverton	3
Fremont	Boysen Dam	1
Hot Springs	Thermopolis	1-3
Hot Springs	Kirby	0.2
Johnson	7 NE Buffalo	4
Johnson	4 SSW Buffalo	1
Johnson	Buffalo	0.7
Johnson	17 E Kaycee	0.5
Johnson	17 NNW Kaycee	0.1
Lincoln	Hams Fork Snotel	7
Lincoln	Indian Creek Snotel	7
Lincoln	5 SSE Smoot	6
Lincoln	Commissary Ridge	6
Lincoln	Cottonwood Creek Snotel	6
Lincoln	Willow Creek Snotel	6
Lincoln	Afton	4-5
Lincoln	5 NNE Thayne	4.5
Lincoln	Fairview	4.25
Lincoln	Star Valley Ranch	4.1
Lincoln	Blind Bull Summit	4
Lincoln	Blind Bull Summit Snotel	4
Lincoln	Salt River Summit Snotel	4
Lincoln	Box Y Ranch	4
Lincoln	Kelley Ranger Station Snotel	4
Lincoln	Alpine	4
Lincoln	Spring Creek Divide Snotel	3
Lincoln	Kemmerer	1-2
Natrona	East Casper Mountain	22
Natrona	Casper Mountain Snotel	14
Natrona	South Casper	9-12
Natrona	Reno Hill Snotel	9
Natrona	Casper Airport	8.8
Natrona	Casper	6-9
Natrona	Powder River	4.5
Natrona	Grave Spring Snotel	2
Park	Kirwin Snotel	4
Park	Timber Creek Snotel	2
Park	2 WSW Cody	2
Park	3 NE Sunshine	1.2
Park	5 ESE Cody	1
Park	Cody	0.5
Park	3 W Wapiti	0.3
Sublette	Larsen Creek Snotel	14
Sublette	Big Sandy Opening Snotel	12
Sublette	Pocket Creek Snotel	10
Sublette	Triple Peak Snotel	8
Sublette	Kendall Ranger Station Snotel	6
Sublette	Gunsite Pass Snotel	5
Sublette	East Rim Divide Snotel	4
Sublette	1 N Pinedale	4
Sublette	14 NW Pinedale	2
Sublette	Boulder Rearing Station	1
Sublette	Snider Basin Snotel	1
Sweetwater	27 N Table Rock	12
Sweetwater	7 SE Rock Springs	7.5
Sweetwater	Wamsutter	4
Sweetwater	Rock Springs	1-5
Sweetwater	7 SSE Rock Springs	2.7
Sweetwater	Green River	2.5
Sweetwater	Granger	2
Sweetwater	Wamsutter	2
Sweetwater	Buckboard Marina	1
Sweetwater	5 N Farson	0.7
Teton	Togwotee Pass Snotel	8
Teton	Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl	6.5
Teton	Grand Targhee Snotel	6
Teton	Jackson Hole - Raymer	5.5
Teton	1 NNW Alta	5.1
Teton	Base Camp Snotel	5
Teton	Togwotee Mountain Lodge	4
Teton	Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph	4
Teton	Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain	4
Teton	Gros Ventre Summit Snotel	4
Teton	Moose	4
Teton	3 SSW Wilson	4
Teton	Phillips Bench Snotel	3
Teton	5 NW Jackson	2.5
Teton	4 SW Jackson	2.2
Teton	2 NE Teton Village	2
Teton	Jackson Hole - Base	2
Teton	Snake River Stn Snotel	1
Teton	12 NE Jackson	1
Teton	Snow King	1
Teton	12 NE Jackson	1
Teton	Darwin Ranch	0.5
Washakie	16 SSE Ten Sleep	5.5
Washakie	5 NNW Ten Sleep	4.1
Washakie	Ten Sleep	3.5
Washakie	Powder River Pass Snotel	3
Washakie	Middle Powder Snotel	3
Washakie	Winchester	0.1
Yellowstone	Two Ocean Plateau Snotel	7
Yellowstone	Snake River Ranger Station	0.5
Yellowstone	Tower Falls Ranger Station	0.3

Strongest Winds March 2 - 3

County	Location	Wind (mph)
Big Horn	COWLEY AIRPORT	47
Big Horn	GREYBULL AIRPORT	43
Big Horn	LOVELL	40
Fremont	RIVERTON AIRPORT	44
Johnson	12 N KAYCEE	52
Johnson	BUFFALO AIRPORT	47
Johnson	13 NNW BUFFALO	45
Johnson	25 ESE BUFFALO	43
Johnson	KAYCEE	43
Natrona	2 SE HILAND	45
Natrona	20 N CASPER	43
Natrona	8 S CASPER	41
Natrona	7 W ALCOVA	40
Park	8 N MEETEETSE	56
Park	1 WNW POWELL	46
Park	3 W POWELL	46
Park	POWELL AIRPORT	45
Park	5 WNW CLARK	41
Sweetwater	15 SE ROCK SPRINGS	46