Winter Storm On Track For Southeast Wyoming
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SNOWY RANGE...WITH 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE
RANGE. 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS...SUCH
AS CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNT NEAR THE
WYOMING BORDER.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH
HIGHER GUSTS MAY COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25
AND INTERSTATE 80. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSIBLE OR CLOSED.
HUNTERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED BY THESE WINTRY CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.