National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO NOON MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS LARAMIE COUNTY...WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING HORSE CREEK. 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY WITH DECREASING WINDS MONDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY NEAR ARLINGTON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY WHICH COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIVESTOCK AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME CLOSED DUE TO HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.