Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 1:30PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

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Rounds of precipitation are expected to move across portions of WY starting Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. Colder temperatures should support wet snowfall across the higher elevations mainly above 9,000 ft. * WHAT...Periods of light to moderate wet snowfall with total snow accumulations of a coating to 3 inches. The highest elevations above 10,000 ft may see accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...Elevations mainly above 9,000 ft across the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Absaroka Ranges. * WHEN...Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel may be difficult in the backcountry and especially at higher elevations. Plan accordingly if headed into the backcountry for any outdoor activities. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including the official NWS forecast, high end amounts, and low end amounts, visit https://weather.gov/riw/winter.

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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
WY, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Absaroka Mountains; Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains; Salt River and Wyoming Ranges
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-12T13:30:00-06:00
states
["WY"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-12T13:30:00-06:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.751ab9d5f7d32491fe340c186162da21325d8bb3.001.1
references
[]
message type
Alert
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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