Snow and Wind reports
December 5, 2016
Below are preliminary reports from the National Weather Service on snowfall totals and peak wind gusts for the winter storm that impacted western Wyoming Saturday night into Monday, Dec. 3-5, 2016.
Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based on snow water equivalent.
SNOWFALL REPORTS
Location Snowfall
LINCOLN COUNTY
Blind Bull Summit Snotel, 15 inches
Commissary Ridge, 15 inches
Blind Bull Summit, 14 inches
Star Valley Ranch, 14 inches
Box Y Ranch, 13 inches
Indian Creek Snotel, 12 inches
Spring Creek Divide Snotel, 10 inches
5 SSE Smoot, 9 inches
Willow Creek Snotel, 9 inches
Cottonwood Creek Snotel, 8 inches
Kelley Ranger Station Snotel, 8 inches
2 SE Thayne, 7.9 inches
3 SE Bedford, 7 inches
Salt River Summit Snotel, 6 inches
Hams Fork Snotel, 4 inches
Afton, 3.6 inches
SUBLETTE COUNTY
Kendall Ranger Station Snotel, 16 inches
Loomis Park Snotel, 15 inches
Triple Peak Snotel, 13 inches
Bondurant, 9.2 inches
Snider Basin Snotel, 9 inches
Gunsite Pass Snotel, 9 inches
New Fork Lake Snotel, 8 inches
East Rim Divide Snotel, 8 inches
Big Sandy Opening Snotel, 8 inches
Larsen Creek Snotel, 7 inches
Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel, 7 inches
14 NW Pinedale, 5.6 inches
Pocket Creek Snotel, 5 inches
Daniel Fish Hatchery, 3 inches
Pinedale, 1.8 inches
Boulder Rearing Station, 1 inch
SWEETWATER COUNTY
Green River, 0.5 to 1 inch
7 SE Rock Springs, 0.5 inches
4 NNW Rock Springs, 0.4 inches
Rock Springs, 0.4 inches
5 N Farson, 0.3 inches
TETON COUNTY
Jackson Hole – Raymer, 21 inches
Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain, 19 inches
Grassy Lake Snotel, 18 inches
Phillips Bench Snotel, 17 inches
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl, 17 inches
Snake River Stn Snotel, 16 inches
Grand Targhee Snotel, 15 inches
Base Camp Snotel, 14 inches
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph, 14 inches
Granite Creek Snotel, 13 inches
Snow King, 11 inches
Gros Ventre Summit Snotel, 11 inches
Togwotee Mountain Lodge, 11 inches
Togwotee Pass Snotel, 10 inches
3 SSW Wilson, 9.5 inches
1 ENE Teton Village, 9.5 inches
Jackson, 8 inches
Jackson Hole – Base, 8 inches
12 NE Jackson, 7 inches
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Two Ocean Plateau Snotel, 27 inches
Lewis Lake Divide Snotel, 16 inches
Thumb Divide Snotel, 11 inches
Parker Peak Snotel, 10 inches
Sylvan Road Snotel, 8 inches
Sylvan Lake Snotel, 6 inches
Lamar Ranger Station, 4.6 inches
Canyon Snotel, 4 inches
Tower Falls Ranger Station, 0.5 inches
Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high
mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based
on snow water equivalent.
WIND REPORTS
Location Speed Time/Date Elevation (ft.)
LINCOLN COUNTY
Mt Coffin, 96 MPH, 0400 AM, 12/05, 10870
3 NW Etna, 45 MPH, 0153 AM, 12/05, 5692
SUBLETTE COUNTY
21 W Big Piney, 59 MPH, 0409 AM, 12/05, 8200
Big Piney Airport, 47 MPH, 0354 AM, 12/05, 6974
SWEETWATER COUNTY
15 SE Rock Springs, 54 MPH, 1144 AM, 12/03, 7550
7 WSW Rock Springs, 54 MPH, 0505 AM, 12/05, 6238
I 80 - Mile Marker 142, 53 MPH, 0645 AM, 12/05, 7162
Rock Springs Airport, 53 MPH, 0618 AM, 12/05, 6760
23 W Wamsutter, 51 MPH, 0615 AM, 12/05, 6804
8 E Rock Springs, 50 MPH, 0600 AM, 12/05, 6339
5 E Rock Springs, 49 MPH, 0545 AM, 12/05, 6369
I 80 - Mile Marker 157, 48 MPH, 0545 AM, 12/05, 6965
20 ENE Opal, 47 MPH, 0441 AM, 12/05, 6556
I 80 - Mile Marker 184, 45 MPH, 0836 AM, 12/05, 7112
5 SSE Point Of Rocks, 45 MPH, 0615 AM, 12/05, 6568
I 80 - Mile Marker 124, 45 MPH, 0626 AM, 12/05, 6475
TETON COUNTY
Summit - Jackson Resort, 58 MPH, 1230 AM, 12/05, 10318
5 ENE Alta - Freds Mtn, 55 MPH, 0915 PM, 12/04, 9840
2 WNW Teton Village, 48 MPH, 0730 PM, 12/04, 7913
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.
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