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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

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SYNOPSIS:  A weather front will move into western Wyoming late Tuesday night bringing moderate to heavy snow to the mountains. The snow will spread across portions of central Wyoming through the day Wednesday. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 9 inches for the mountains, with local amounts up to a foot in the Tetons. Lower elevations will see 4 to 5 inches. Strong winds will also accompany the system in the western mountains, the Cody Foothills, I-80 and the southern wind corridor and northern I-25 corridor. Wind speeds will be around 25 to 45 mph, except High Winds are possible in the Cody Foothills with gusts up to 60 mph. This information will be updated the storm develops.

 

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Forecast snowfall totals from
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U.S. Highway 20 at Waltman Rest Stop
U.S. Highway 16 - 16 mi east of Tensleep
Highway 789 - Wind River Canyon
Highway 789 - Riverton
Highway 789 - Lander
U.S. Hwy 287 - Beaver Rim
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I-80 - Rock Springs
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Highway 22 - Teton Pass
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