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WWUS45 KRIW 011854  
WSWRIW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1254 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
WYZ001-012-021300-  
/O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260404T0000Z/  
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAMMOTH, OLD FAITHFUL, AND LAKE  
1254 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO  
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12  
AND 18 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY UP TO 24 INCHES IN THE WESTERN  
SLOPES OF THE TETONS. IN NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE PARK, 6 TO 10 INCHES  
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL  
PARK.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, INCLUDING OVER TETON AND  
TOGWOTEE PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
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 .  
 
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WYOROAD.INFO .  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ014-015-024-021300-  
/O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0003.260402T0500Z-260404T0000Z/  
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-SALT RIVER  
AND WYOMING RANGES-  
1254 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO  
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10  
AND 16 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST, WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST, AND  
SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, INCLUDING OVER SOUTH  
PASS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
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 .  
 
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WYOROAD.INFO .  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ008-009-021300-  
/O.CON.KRIW.WS.W.0003.260403T0000Z-260404T0000Z/  
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-  
1254 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM  
MDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12  
AND 20 INCHES POSSIBLE, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN  
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN BIGHORNS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST AND BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, INCLUDING OVER GRANITE  
AND POWDER RIVER PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
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 .  
 
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WYOROAD.INFO .  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/ .  
 
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