UPDATE: National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for portions of southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska, including Goshen, Niobrara and Platte counties.
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UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has upgraded to a Winter Storm Watch, effective beginning at midnight Thursday and extending through 6 a.m. Friday for portions of southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Events may begin earlier in some portions of Wyoming east of I-25 and extending to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line. Precipitation is expected to begin as rain Wednesday afternoon, changing to snow after midnight Thursday. NWS predicts heavy snow is possible for an extended period Thursday, complicated by sustained winds of 25- to 35-mph with gusts of more than 40-mph possible. The combined snow and wind could result in reduced visibility and other traffic problems on slick, snow packed roads.
Areas of heavy snow in the 1- to 2-foot range are likely in the Sierra Madre and Snowy mountain ranges, with 6- to 12-inches at lower elevations, including the Laramie Valley and areas east of the Laramie Range.
CHEYENNE – The National Weather Service is tracking a winter storm that could impact travel across portions of eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle later this week.
According to an email from the NWS forecast center office in Cheyenne, the storm could affect portions of a 10-county region in southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska. A second leg of the storm could strike areas west of Laramie, extending along the Interstate 80 corridor and points south into northern Colorado, and in and around the Rawlins area, beginning Thursday.
The storm brings the possibility of heavy snow and strong winds to the affected areas. Confidence remained low on Monday, though, because the storm was still several days in the future.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with highs in the 45- to 55-degree range Tuesday, with a possibility of scattered morning showers east of Interstate 25. Snow is expected to begin in western portions of the affected areas Wednesday afternoon as wind increases, blowing the storm east.
The heaviest snow and wind is forecast for Thursday, starting out as rain in the Panhandle, as the mercury drops to the 35 to 45-degree range. It is expected the storm would move through the region on Friday, tapering off through the morning hours, with high temperatures hovering around 25-degrees to just warmer than freezing.
Potential impacts of the storm include heavy snow and strong winds, leading to possible blizzard conditions in some area with significant travel impacts, the release said.
