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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
206 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2026
...SEASON'S FIRST WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE SIERRA MADRE, SNOWY, AND
SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGES...
.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AND PRODUCE ACCUMULATING
SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
FAVORABLE UPSLOPE FLOW FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT THE SNOWY
RANGES ARE FORECASTED TO PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE SYSTEM CENTER MOVES EAST, WINDS
SHIFT OUT OF A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION FAVORABLE FOR SNOW ON THE
SIERRA MADRE RANGES STARTING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH THE I-80 SUMMIT OF THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGES
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE ADVISORY ZONES.
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NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VEDAUWOO, BUFORD, ELK MOUNTAIN, ARLINGTON,
AND PUMPKIN VINE
206 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES, MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FT IN ELEVATION. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
35 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT
BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE, AND NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS
INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD
BECOME DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT UNPREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
206 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 9
INCHES, MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FT IN ELEVATION. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
35 MPH.
* WHERE...SIERRA MADRE RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD
BECOME DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT UNPREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER
CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND HIKERS MAY BECOME DISORIENTED AND LOST DUE
TO LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTENNIAL AND ALBANY
206 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES, MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FT IN ELEVATION. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
MAY OCCUR. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SNOWY RANGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 130. OUTDOOR
RECREATION COULD BECOME DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT UNPREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND HIKERS MAY BECOME
DISORIENTED AND LOST DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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