The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Albany County. Heavy snow accumulation and hazardous travel conditions are expected.

  • ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
  • THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
  • * TIMING... EARLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  • * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS. 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE LARAMIE RANGE.
  • * WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
  • * IMPACTS... MAINLY TO TRAVEL. COMMUTERS ON INTERSTATE 80 FROM CHEYENNE TO ARLINGTON MAY ENCOUNTER SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
  • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
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  • ... PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE FALLING OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
  • ... WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
  • .A MOIST FLOW OF AIR WILL COMBINE WITH SEVERAL WEAK IMPULSES TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOWFALL WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL THEN DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND STRETCHING EASTWARD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 3-5 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCATIONS APPROACHING 6 INCHES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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