592  
WWUS45 KRIW 141858  
WSWRIW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1258 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
WYZ014-015-151300-  
/O.EXB.KRIW.WS.A.0005.260416T0000Z-260418T0000Z/  
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-  
1258 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND  
15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST AND WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH  
PASS. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE OF LIMITED VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ001-002-012-151300-  
/O.CON.KRIW.WS.A.0005.260416T0000Z-260417T1200Z/  
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-TETON AND GROS  
VENTRE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE, OLD FAITHFUL, AND MAMMOTH  
1258 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING  
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 9 AND  
18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS, TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS, AND  
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS TETON  
PASS AND TOGWOTEE PASS. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE OF LIMITED  
VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/ .  
 
GERHARDT  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab WY Page
Main Text Page