415  
WWUS85 KRIW 240024  
SPSRIW  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
624 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
WYZ002>004-240130-  
NORTH BIGHORN BASIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-  
624 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF NORTH BIGHORN BASIN  
 
CODY FOOTHILLS...AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS...  
 
HAZARDS...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH  
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.  
 
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...AT 624 PM MDT, AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WAS NEAR  
CODY MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CODY, RALSTON, CLARK, BUFFALO BILL STATE PARK, CODY YELLOWSTONE  
REGIONAL AIRPORT, BUFFALO BILL DAM VISITOR CENTER, AND CLARK  
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  
 
SAFETY INFO...  
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS AREA OF  
HEAVY SNOW. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS  
MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.  
 
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE  
PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA  
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4441 10938 4499 10926 4500 10895 4440 10877  
4438 10904  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 289DEG 21KT 4450 10896  
 
 
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