A winter storm brought snow and wind to western Wyoming, February 27-28. Highest snowfall amounts were observed in the western valleys and mountains. Strong and gusty winds impacted roads from Sweetwater County to Natrona County, including South Pass. A notable feature from this event was a snow squall during the afternoon on the 27. It brough short-lived, heavy snow to the western valleys and continued eastward, impacting the Dubois area and areas sought of Meeteetse. While passing through Star Valley, the snow squall caused a series of vehicle accidents.
Below are local snowfall totals from the two storm, as reported by the National Weather Service.
5 SSE SMOOT 27.0 IN 10 ESE SMOOT 25.0 IN 3 SE TURNERVILLE 17.0 IN 6 ENE SMOOT 16.0 IN 1 SE THAYNE 16.0 IN 21 NE COKEVILLE 15.0 IN 10 ENE TURNERVILLE 15.0 IN 15 ESE SMOOT 14.0 IN 4 NNE THAYNE 13.7 IN 16 ENE TURNERVILLE 13.0 IN 8 S SMOOT 12.0 IN 15 NNE COKEVILLE 11.0 IN 16 ENE TURNERVILLE 11.0 IN AFTON 11.0 IN 3 N ETNA 10.5 IN STAR VALLEY RANCH 10.0 IN 2 NNW TURNERVILLE 10.0 IN 15 ENE COKEVILLE 7.0 IN
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