Cheyenne Mayor: Pray For Snow, Crow Creek Drainage 5 Percent Of Normal

A Cheyenne-based meteorologist, Don Day Jr,. says he has ''big concerns" about the snowpack in southeast Wyoming, although there is still hope for improvement.

Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins says the Crow Creek drainage is 5 percent of normal, adding that he is praying for more snow soon, although he adds we don't want too much all at once.

Day says there is still hope that the snowpack will improve,  adding we need to see more snow in the next few weeks.

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service recently reported that Cheyenne had only received 7.5 inches of snow, the lowest total for this time in six decades.

Don Day: Things Need To Get Going Soon

We asked Day on Friday about the snowpack situation. Here is his response:

''it is a big concern for sure, however two things, 1 Dec and Jan are typically the driest months of the year, so we should not expect those months to be big snow producers (there are exceptions of course) 2. We tend to see better snow chances in 2nd half of February and the wettest months on average are Mar/April/May/June so there is still hope but we need to see things get going by mid Feb to right the ship.''

Day is the founder and president of Dayweather Inc in Cheyenne.

Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins is also expressing concerns. He wrote the following in his "Mayor's Minute" column on Friday:

During our directors’ meeting this week, our BOPU director shared that the current snowpack in our Crow Creek drainage is 5% of normal, the Medicine Bow range is at 70%, and the Sierra Madre is at 80%. I prayed for snow in 2021 and we had a record snowfall, so now I am more prescriptive in what I pray for. I am asking for snow, six inches at a time. If we don’t get snow this winter, I fear the Colorado River drainage will reach the point where we might lose access to our Colorado River water. If you are a praying person, please join me. Just remember March 14, 2021, and ask for amounts we can handle