Winter Storm Warning until 12:00PM Tuesday
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW OVER WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH TODAY WITH SNOW SPREADING EAST OF THE DIVIDE LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG... MOIST PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYOMING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN MOST AREAS OVER THE WEST...AS THE WINTER STORM BEGINS TO IMPACT AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BREAKOUT ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...EAST OF THE DIVIDE...TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS...AND DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO VERY LIGHT SNOW...OR COME TO A STOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY...
* TIMING...PERSISTENT SNOWFALL TODAY WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SOME SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT... BEFORE TAPERING OFF MID DAY TUESDAY. HOWEVER THE SNOWFALL LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... CURRENTLY IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER THAN WHAT OCCURS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
* SNOW TOTALS...6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 9 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* VISIBILITY...QUARTER TO HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACTS...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PLEASE MONITOR JHAVALANCHE.ORG IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE TRAVEL INTO THE BACK COUNTRY.
* 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