Weather Alerts for Upper Snake River PlainIssued by the National Weather Service |
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UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN | ||
Areas Affected: Yellowstone National Park |
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Effective: Tue, 2/18 4:40am | Updated: Tue, 2/18 4:16pm | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Tue, 2/18 5:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches in southern and eastern portions of the Park with 3 to 6 additional inches of additional snow accumulation possible in the Pitchstone Plateau. An inch or two of additional accumulation elsewhere. * WHERE...Yellowstone National Park. * WHEN...Until 11 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially in the backcountry. Information: If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including the official NWS forecast, high end amounts, and low end amounts, visit https://weather.gov/riw/winter . For winter road conditions from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, visit https://wyoroad.info . |