Natrona County Emergency Management

One person is dead after a plane crash southeast of Alcova Reservoir.

NCEM officials have stated that Oregon Trail Road is currently impassable due to snow drifts, and they asked that motorists avoid using Oregon Trail Road as a detour.

Schools will be closed for inclement weather or natural disasters only when the community itself is unable to operate safely.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Central Wyoming, meaning there will be "a very potent storm with widespread Major Winter Impacts" in Natrona County.

Do not hesitate to reach out for help.

Natrona County Emergency Management announced that different sections of Kortes Road will be closed off until October for roadwork being done to resurface that road.

Natrona County Emergency Management has put out a social media post, stating that if people are experiencing an emergency and are unable to call 9-1-1, they can text their emergency to that same number.

K2 Radio News reader Tony Cooper has shared this video of a funnel cloud that appeared in Natrona County near Casper Mountain earlier this afternoon.

A funnel cloud appeared near Casper Mountain on Monday afternoon following thunderstorms earlier in the day.

The Natrona County Emergency Management team, is partnering with many other Natrona County response agencies to launch the Backcountry SOS app for Natrona County residents.