NOAA Winter Weather Advisory Alert:...SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM THROUGH THE REST OF CHRISTMAS DAY....A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...AFFECTING THE REGION TODAY STALLING OUT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH AREAS OF STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE TETONS AND GROS VENTRE RANGE SO FAR ALONG WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SALT AND WYOMING RANGES. 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW TOTALS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE TETON RANGE WITH UP TO 13 INCHES OVER THE REST OF THE MOUNTAINS. MOUNTAINS SO FAR ALONG WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SLOWER TRAVEL AND LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASS. PLEASE CHECK AVALANCHE FORECASTS AT JHAVALANCHE.ORG FOR INFORMATION ON SNOWPACK STABILITY. Instructions: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. Target Area: Jackson Hole Salt River and Wyoming Ranges Star Valley Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains Wind River Mountains West
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 02:21:03 +0000
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