Issued by The National Weather Service Riverton, WY Tue, Mar 11, 2014, 3:22 AM MDT Updated Mar 11, 2014, 7:25am MDT ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING... SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NATRONA COUNTY AND CASPER MOUNTAIN BY AROUND 4 AM THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 6 TO 10 INCHES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN BY 12 NOON TODAY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND THE CITY OF CASPER. * WIND AND VISIBILITY... NORTH AT 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK... SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. More Information ... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH NOON TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH RAPIDLY SOUTH... EAST OF THE DIVIDE... EARLY THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT... EXPECT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE DIVIDE THROUGH 12 NOON TODAY.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:38:10 +0000
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