Winter Storm Warning in Effect Through Thursday for Southeast Wyoming

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST THURSDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES... NORTH OR NORTHEAST GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS... MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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 WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

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... SNOW... BRISK WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR CHECK OUT OUR WEBCAM STREAMS.

[NWS]