Blizzard Warning Issued For Much Of Southeast Wyoming
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has updated its forecast for a major winter storm that is expected to blast southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle starting today and going into Wednesday.
The agency issued an update at 8 am on Monday which includes the following:
Key Messages ➔ Blizzard Warnings in effect for the Nebraska panhandle and portions of southeast Wyoming.
◆ Snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches for Platte, Goshen, east Laramie, south Sioux, Box Butte, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Banner, Kimball, and Cheyenne counties. Locally higher accumulations possible.
◆ Snow accumulations of 12 to 16 inches for Converse, Niobrara, north Sioux, and Dawes counties. Locally higher accumulations possible around Chadron.
◆ Wind gusts 50 to 60 MPH. ➔ Winter Storm Warnings in effect for portions of southeast Wyoming.
◆ Snow accumulations between 1 and 2 feet for the Snowy and Sierra Madre Ranges.
◆ Snow accumulations between 8 and 12 inches for Carbon County. ➔ Winter Weather Advisories in effect for Cheyenne, Laramie and north Laramie Range.
◆ Snow accumulations of 4 to 5 inches for the Laramie and Cheyenne.
◆ Snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches for the north Laramie
The agency also posted the following map. The bright orange is the area for which a blizzard warning has been issued. The light blue, which at last report includes both Laramie and Cheyenne, is under a less-severe winter weather advisory. The Pink area is under a winter storm warning:
Here is the forecast for Cheyenne:
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