Winter Weather Advisory For Albany County

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Laramie and Albany County from 5:00 p.m. tonight to 5:00 a.m. Wednesday.

The storm could produce 2-4 inches of snow and will be accompanied by strong winds and potential hazardous driving conditions.

Here is the NWS Release:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGES. LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS LARAMIE... CHEYENNE AND KIMBALL ARE LIKELY TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES. SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR CHUGWATER AND BORDEAUX WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS... MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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 WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.