THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL
LIKELY BEGIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH CONTINUED
SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ALONG BEAVER RIM...AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE GREEN AND GRANITE MOUNTAINS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WOULD
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING THE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 135
ACROSS BEAVER RIM...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 287 THROUGH SWEETWATER
STATION AND JEFFREY CITY MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO LIMITED
VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. WIND CHILLS
WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO MINUS 10.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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.