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Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest; Severe Weather Tonight from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through Monday across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast through tonight, moving into the Mid-Atlantic Monday. Read More >

  Overview

February 10, 2018 - A strong cold front plunged south into northern Wyoming Thursday afternoon.  Unseasonably mild temperatures in the 40s and lower 50s ahead of the cold dropped abruptly into the teens behind the cold front by late Thursday afternoon.  Snow developed a few hours behind the cold front.  The highest amount observed was 7 inches 2 miles southwest of Lovell.  Widespread amounts of 2 to 5 inches were observed over much of central Wyoming by early Saturday morning. 

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Storm Total Snowfall Amounts for February 8-10, 2018.
T - 2 inches  3 to 5 inches  6 to 11 inches
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Temperatures plunged over 30 degrees in some locations across northern Wyoming, from unseasonably mild temperatures Thursday afternoon, into the teens behind the cold front late Thursday afternoon.
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Persistent snow bands developed over central Wyoming Friday afternoon into Friday night, producing 3 to 5 inches of snow across the Wind River Basin.
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