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Teton County Emergency Management
Monday December 19th, 2016 :: 12:53 p.m. MST

Advisory

Winter Storm Warning until 12:00AM Wednesday

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HEADED FOR WESTERN WYOMING MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... .A VERY STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE WEST THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND HIGHER RIDGES. SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE MAIN TROUGH PASSES EAST OF THE AREA. SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE TETONS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE OTHER WESTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. AROUND MIDNIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH ON THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* SNOWFALL...10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE TETON MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN JACKSON HOLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT WITH THE STRONG WIND INCREASING THE CHANCES FOR HYPOTHERMIA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON HOLE ... TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, AND OR BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP SOME FOOD, WATER, AND AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AT WYOROAD.INFO OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.

Address/Location
Teton County Emergency Management
3240 Adams Canyon Dr
Jackson, WY 83001

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 307-733-9572

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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