URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 818 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW FOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS. STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH... THAYNE...KEMMERER...COKEVILLE 818 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOWFALL...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SALT RIVER PASS WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A BLOG ABOUT WEATHER FORECASTING AND OBSERVING AS IT RELATES TO STAR VALLEY, WYOMING IN PARTICULAR
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Winter Weather Advisory through Wednesday
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