Monday, March 28, 2016

Storm Update as of 9am Monday

Forecast Section Still not operating until later this week due to failure of hard drive.  Will post pertinent Star Valley weather information here in the blog until then.

Latest Forecast as of 9am Monday

STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...
THAYNE
654 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.TODAY...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND
1 INCH. HIGHS AROUND 34. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. LOWS AROUND
29. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW...POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO
3 INCHES. HIGHS 36 TO 40. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 23. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS AROUND 39.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

Current Winter Storm Warning.


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
539 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016

...SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY WET SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AT TIMES TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM LOOKS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST WYOMING TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE STORM IMPACTS MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WYDOT
BEFORE PLANNING TRAVEL MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


STAR VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...ALPINE...STAR VALLEY RANCH...
THAYNE
539 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING. THEN MORE SNOW...HEAVY
  AT TIMES...LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 10 INCHES TOTAL.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
  YOUNG LIVESTOCK. SALT RIVER PASS WILL SEE HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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