Winter Storm

A winter storm beginning late Sunday night is set to potentially cause major impacts to portions of southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska due to heavy snow and blowing/drifting snow.

A Pacific storm system will slowly move towards the Rocky Mountain Region late this week and through this weekend. A Pacific storm system will slowly move towards the Rocky Mountain Region late this week and through this weekend.

Students are encouraged to check Canvas for class-related announcements. Updates will be available on lccc.wy.edu or LCCC's social media.

Forecasters are warning of ''Wind gusts in excess of 45-55mph will create low visibility and near blizzard conditions at times when combined with accumulating snow.''

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say a powerful winter storm may blast southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle early next week.

This year, the Old Farmer's Almanac, for example, is predicting sunny and mild weather for Halloween.

Accumulations with this second system could be significant, along with strong winds and blowing snow.

Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle could see snow Sunday night through Tuesday, but a widespread major storm is looking less likely.

While predicting the weather in southeast Wyoming is often a bit dicey, and winter storms aren't always all they are cracked up to be, the forecasters absolutely got Xylia right. Welcome back to Snowpocalypse 2021.

This week's winter storm was one for the record books, with Cheyenne setting a new daily snowfall record on Wednesday.

A black ice advisory is in effect for the 11-mile stretch between Otto Road and the I-25/I-80 interchange.

Winter conditions have forced the closure of hundreds of miles of Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming, causing many places around Cheyenne to close.