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Posted on: February 27, 2012

[ARCHIVED] SNOW FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

A PACIFIC STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL THEN CONTINUE
NORTHEAST SPREADING SNOW INTO CENTRAL WYOMING AND HIT NORTHERN
AREAS LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS
SHOULD WRAP UP AROUND NOON TUESDAY...WHILE IN THE NORTH THE SNOW
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER
314 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY.

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL PICK UP ACROSS SWEETWATER
COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 191 MAY
BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND POOR
VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

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