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Southeast Wyoming Just Got More Snow Than It Received All Winter
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (1131+ words) The last two days in southeast Wyoming were snowier than at any time during this past winter as Cheyenne officially received 9 inches of snow. "It was a nice, big event, but it's also pathetic that it took this long to…...
Wyoming To Get Critical Moisture And Colder Temperatures This Week
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1464+ words) A wave of wetter weather will ripple across Wyoming this week, bringing colder temperatures and up to two feet of desperately needed snow in the mountains. "Any snowflake, any raindrop that we can get is good," said meteorologist Don Day....
When Cheyenne Was Knocked Out By 92 MPH Wind, The "Troublemen" Got Power Back On
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1223+ words) Last week, when wind gusts cut power to 14, 000 in Cheyenne, first responders known as "troublemen" battled the winds that toppled trees and power lines and got Cheyenne's power back on. "Those guys really are the rock stars of our trade....
Holy Cow: Hundreds Of Trees Downed Across Cheyenne Due To Windstorm
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (936+ words) Cheyenne Urban Forestry's Mark Ellison says hundreds of trees were downed as a result of the record-breaking windstorm on Thursday. Arborists say shallow roots, softened soil from recent moisture, and skirted trimming made the trees more vulnerable. Downed trees littered…...
Wyoming's Leading Storm Chaser Is A Nebraska Farmer Known As "The Ice Man
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1279+ words) Self-taught storm chaser Dan Fitts has spent three decades pursuing supercells across the High Plains, armed with a storm-scarred F-150 and a hail-proof NASCAR windshield. This week, he walked into 98-mile-an-hour winds near Chugwater. On a September afternoon in 2019, a supercell…...
Wyoming Might Finally Get A Big Dump Of Snow And Then More Snow
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (900+ words) Meteorologists are monitoring an incoming winter weather system that they say will provide western Wyoming's snowpacks with high-quality snow. "The best, heaviest snow will fall west of the Continental Divide," Don Day said, mentioning that this could start a trend....
Bill Sniffin: Last Night Was The Longest Night Of Wyoming's Year
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (768+ words) Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: "Although winter is now officially here, this date also means the days will be getting longer and the darkness of the nights will be getting shorter. Wonderful!" If my late father had a favorite winter day,…...
Record High Temperatures Ahead In Wyoming On Friday & Winter By Monday
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1307+ words) Wyoming will have its "last hurrah" of warmth with record-high temperatures likely on Thursday and Friday. But our luck's running out. Wyoming meteorologists say the second half of November will be much colder and snowier. Several Wyoming communities are on…...