PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
429 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2023
...SNOWFALL REPORTS...
A WINTER STORM BROUGHT SNOW AND WIND TO WESTERN WYOMING FEBRUARY
27TH AND 28TH. HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE WESTERN
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IMPACTED ROADS FROM
THE SWEETWATER COUNTY TO NATRONA COUNTY AREA, INCLUDING SOUTH PASS.
A NOTABLE FEATURE FROM THIS EVENT WAS A SNOW SQUALL DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON THE 27TH. IT BROUGHT SHORT-LIVED, HEAVY SNOW TO THE
WESTERN VALLEYS AND CONTINUED EASTWARD, IMPACTING THE DUBOIS AREA
AND AREAS SOUTH OF MEETEETSE. BELOW ARE THE SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE
EVENT.
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE ELEVATION (FT.)
...WYOMING...
...BIG HORN COUNTY...
14 NE SHELL 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9355
17 E SHELL 2.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9571
...FREMONT COUNTY...
10 NNW SOUTH PASS CITY 17.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9674
7 NNW SOUTH PASS CITY 16.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8941
23 NW DUBOIS 6.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9346
14 SW FORT WASHAKIE 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 10067
6 WSW DUBOIS 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9419
1 WNW DUBOIS 2.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6947
6 ESE DUBOIS 0.5 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6657
7 WNW LANDER T 0245 PM 02/28 6035
6 SW LANDER T 0245 PM 02/28 6046
...HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...
15 WSW HAMILTON DOME 1.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6608
...JOHNSON COUNTY...
13 SSE BUFFALO T 0245 PM 02/28 4810
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
5 SSE SMOOT 27.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6971
10 ESE SMOOT 25.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9389
3 SE TURNERVILLE 17.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8219
6 ENE SMOOT 16.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8380
1 SE THAYNE 16.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6079
21 NE COKEVILLE 15.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9329
10 ENE TURNERVILLE 15.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6699
15 ESE SMOOT 14.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9033
4 NNE THAYNE 13.7 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6247
16 ENE TURNERVILLE 13.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9020
8 S SMOOT 12.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7577
15 NNE COKEVILLE 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8368
16 ENE TURNERVILLE 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8796
AFTON 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6249
3 N ETNA 10.5 IN 0245 PM 02/28 5929
STAR VALLEY RANCH 10.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6370
2 NNW TURNERVILLE 10.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6346
15 ENE COKEVILLE 7.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7886
...NATRONA COUNTY...
4 NW MILLS 0.1 IN 0245 PM 02/28 5278
2 S CASPER T 0245 PM 02/28 5510
1 WSW CASPER T 0245 PM 02/28 5200
...PARK COUNTY...
TOWER JUNCTION 0.6 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6268
9 E TOWER JUNCTION 0.2 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6565
2 SE MEETEETSE T 0245 PM 02/28 6068
...SUBLETTE COUNTY...
20 E BONDURANT 12.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7684
17 ESE TURNERVILLE 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8778
17 WNW SOUTH PASS CITY 9.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8878
14 E BONDURANT 8.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8202
20 NW CALPET 7.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8065
12 ESE BONDURANT 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7953
16 SW DUBOIS 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9738
11 E BIG SANDY 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9082
3 W BOULDER 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6945
6 WNW CORA 3.2 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7461
20 E BONDURANT 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7730
11 NNE PINEDALE 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9016
5 NW DANIEL 2.5 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7345
...SWEETWATER COUNTY...
1 SSW GREEN RIVER 3.6 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6307
2 NNE FARSON 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6624
7 SSE ROCK SPRINGS 2.4 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6752
1 S ROCK SPRINGS 2.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6278
1 NNW GREEN RIVER 1.5 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6086
...TETON COUNTY...
3 WNW TETON VILLAGE 28.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9609
3 NW TETON VILLAGE 23.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8586
8 W SOUTH ENTRANCE 13.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7357
5 ENE ALTA 12.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8821
5 N SOUTH ENTRANCE 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7881
6 NNW MOOSE 11.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9561
2 NW WILSON 10.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8020
2 NNE TETON VILLAGE 9.5 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6338
6 ENE ALTA 9.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9259
22 E SOUTH ENTRANCE 9.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9320
2 WNW TETON VILLAGE 9.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6888
2 SSW TETON VILLAGE 8.3 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6221
1 S JACKSON 7.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7784
SOUTH ENTRANCE 6.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7005
19 W SOUTH ENTRANCE 6.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6412
16 E MORAN JUNCTION 6.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9186
23 ESE MORAN JUNCTION 5.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9624
10 N BONDURANT 5.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6904
1 NNE JACKSON 4.6 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6225
8 NNE MORAN JUNCTION 4.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 7677
19 NE BONDURANT 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 8768
4 WNW MORAN JUNCTION 1.7 IN 0245 PM 02/28 6806
...WASHAKIE COUNTY...
18 ENE TEN SLEEP 3.0 IN 0245 PM 02/28 9455
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.