HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED IN WESTERN-FACING SLOPES OF TETONS AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY… JAN 11 2014
HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR WESTERN WYOMING…
A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN WYOMING FROM THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL…AND STRONGEST WINDS WITH THIS WINTER STORM ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAKE…MAMMOTH…OLD FAITHFUL
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING…OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND MUCH HEAVIER TODAY BEFORE BECOMING LIGHTER ON SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 FEET (30 to 61 cm). THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN FACING SLOPES OF THE TETONS AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY…SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGHER WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS…AND ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS…WHERE GUSTS OVER 80 MPH COULD OCCUR.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW PACKED… DRIFTED ROADS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
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