Winter Storm Warning until 05:00PM Wednesday
...SNOW AND WIND RETURNING TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO MANY AREAS ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SNOWFALL...8 TO 16 INCHES.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL LIKELY INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR BACK COUNTRY TRAVELERS AND EVEN OVER TETON PASS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: 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