The National Weather Service is issuing a Winter Storm Watch for Southeast Wyoming including the communities of Cheyenne and Laramie.

The watch begins Tuesday evening and continues through Wednesday morning. A Blizzard Warning is also in place for Northern Colorado.

Statement from the National Weather Service:

 

  • .. WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...
  • THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  • * TIMING... LIGHT RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  • * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 2 TO 5 INCHES.
  • * WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
  • * IMPACTS... PRIMARILY TRAVEL. ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM CHEYENNE TO SIDNEY AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO CHUGWATER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
  • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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More Information

  • ... WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING..,
  • .A POTENT EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM ON THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND GREAT PLAINS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE PLAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM ARLINGTON TO CHEYENNE TO SIDNEY... AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO CHUGWATER.

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