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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
136 PM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT BROUGHT ANOTHER BLAST OF COLD AIR TO THE
COWBOY STATE TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW BEGAN DURING THE EVENING HOURS...
AND INTENSIFIED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LANDER AND THE
SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS...AND BIG PINEY/MARBLETON RECEIVED THE MOST
SNOW...WITH RIVERTON AND CASPER RECEIVING ABOUT A HALF A FOOT.
SNOWFALL BEGAN TO TAPER OFF BY NOON WEDNESDAY...WITH RESIDUAL
SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON ADDING LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION. BELOW ARE THE FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM.

NOTE...SNOTELS (SNOW TELEMETRY) ARE REMOTE SENSING SITES IN HIGH
MOUNTAIN WATERSHEDS.  SNOWFALL DATA FROM SNOTELS IS ESTIMATED BASED
ON SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT.

LOCATION                             SNOWFALL

BIG HORN COUNTY...
 BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE SNOTEL...        6 INCHES.
 SHELL CREEK SNOTEL...                2 INCHES.

FREMONT COUNTY...
 6 SW LANDER...                    18.7 INCHES.
 LANDER AREA...                   10-16 INCHES.
 LANDER AIRPORT...                 13.1 INCHES.
 TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL...            13 INCHES.
 HUDSON...                           10 INCHES.
 FORT WASHAKIE...                     9 INCHES.
 7 ESE KINNEAR...                     7 INCHES.
 HOBBS PARK SNOTEL...                 7 INCHES.
 RIVERTON...                        6.2 INCHES.
 JEFFREY CITY...                      6 INCHES.
 BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL...            6 INCHES.
 2 W RIVERTON...                    5.5 INCHES.
 SOUTH PASS SNOTEL...                 5 INCHES.
 DEER PARK SNOTEL...                  5 INCHES.
 ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL...           5 INCHES.
 RIVERTON ASOS...                   4.6 INCHES.
 SHOSHONI...                        4.1 INCHES.
 COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL...               4 INCHES.
 SWEETWATER STATION...              3.2 INCHES.
 CASTLE CREEK SNOTEL...               3 INCHES.
 BURRIS...                            2 INCHES.
 BOYSEN DAM...                        1 INCH.
 DUBOIS...                          0.5 INCHES.

HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...
 OWL CREEK SNOTEL...                  6 INCHES.
 9 NE THERMOPOLIS...                5.3 INCHES.
 THERMOPOLIS...                       4 INCHES.

JOHNSON COUNTY...
 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL...       6 INCHES.
 LITTLE GOOSE SNOTEL...               5 INCHES.
 HANSEN SAWMILL SNOTEL...             5 INCHES.
 BEAR TRAP MEADOW SNOTEL...           4 INCHES.
 SOLDIER PARK SNOTEL...               4 INCHES.
 17 NNW KAYCEE...                     2 INCHES.
 20 S BUFFALO...                      1 INCH.
 4 SSW BUFFALO...                   0.5 INCHES.
 BUFFALO...                         0.4 INCHES.

LINCOLN COUNTY...
 23 NNW FRONTIER...                   6 INCHES.
 COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL...           4 INCHES.
 INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL...               4 INCHES.
 5 NNE THAYNE...                      2 INCHES.
 2 SE THAYNE...                     1.5 INCHES.
 AFTON...                             1 INCH.
 3 SE BEDFORD...                      1 INCH.

NATRONA COUNTY...
 CASPER AREA...                     4-7 INCHES.
 BESSEMER BEND...                   5.9 INCHES.
 RENO HILL SNOTEL...                  5 INCHES.
 CASPER MOUNTAIN...                   5 INCHES.
 CASPER AIRPORT...                  4.7 INCHES.
 11 ESE CASPER...                   4.5 INCHES.
 CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL...            4 INCHES.
 GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL...               3 INCHES.
 POWDER RIVER SCHOOL...             2.5 INCHES.
 10 WSW CASPER...                   2.5 INCHES.
 MIDWEST...                         0.5 INCHES.

PARK COUNTY...
 TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL...              16 INCHES.
 MARQUETTE SNOTEL...                 10 INCHES.
 BLACKWATER SNOTEL...                 6 INCHES.
 3 NE SUNSHINE...                   4.5 INCHES.
 YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL...                3 INCHES.
 WOLVERINE SNOTEL...                  3 INCHES.
 2 WSW CODY...                        1 INCH.
 MEETEETSE...                       0.3 INCHES.

SUBLETTE COUNTY...
 BIG PINEY...                        12 INCHES.
 MARBLETON...                        11 INCHES.
 BOULDER REARING STATION...           4 INCHES.
 GUNSITE PASS SNOTEL...               2 INCHES.
 13 SE PINEDALE...                  1.9 INCHES.

TETON COUNTY...
 JACKSON HOLE-RENDEZVOUS BOWL...      9 INCHES.
 3 SSW WILSON...                      8 INCHES.
 PHILLIPS BENCH SNOTEL...             7 INCHES.
 TETON PASS...                      6.5 INCHES.
 JACKSON HOLE-RAYMER...               6 INCHES.
 TOGWOTEE PASS SNOTEL...              6 INCHES.
 JACKSON HOLE-MID...                  6 INCHES.
 5 NW JACKSON...                    5.8 INCHES.
 BASE CAMP SNOTEL...                  4 INCHES.
 JACKSON HOLE-BASE...                 4 INCHES.
 MOOSE...                             3 INCHES.
 2 NE TETON VILLAGE...              2.8 INCHES.
 GRAND TARGHEE SNOTEL...              2 INCHES.
 TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE...           2 INCHES.
 TOGWOTEE PASS...                     2 INCHES.

WASHAKIE COUNTY...
 5 NNW TEN SLEEP...                 5.6 INCHES.
 POWDER RIVER PASS SNOTEL...          5 INCHES.
 16 SSE TEN SLEEP...                  4 INCHES.
 1 ESE WORLAND...                     3 INCHES.
 8 SW WORLAND...                      3 INCHES.
 27 S TEN SLEEP...                  2.4 INCHES.
 MIDDLE POWDER SNOTEL...              2 INCHES.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK...
 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU SNOTEL...          4 INCHES.
 YELLOWSTONE EAST ENTRANCE...       0.5 INCHES.

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