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WWUS45 KCYS 161810  
WSWCYS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
1210 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
WYZ109-171215-  
/O.EXB.KCYS.WS.A.0005.260518T0600Z-260519T0000Z/  
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAWLINS  
1210 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES  
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ103-114-171215-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0005.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTENNIAL, ALBANY, AND GARRETT  
1210 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 12  
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SNOWY RANGE AND NORTH LARAMIE RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ104-110-171215-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0005.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEMINOE DAM, ELK MOUNTAIN, AND ARLINGTON  
1210 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES  
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK  
MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80, AND FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES  
POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ116-171215-  
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0005.260518T0000Z-260519T0000Z/  
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUMPKIN VINE, VEDAUWOO, AND BUFORD  
1210 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 6 INCHES  
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME  
DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT  
BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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