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Snow Squall Warning, Wyoming

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow, gusts up to 35 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts
Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

Map of Wyoming with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Rock Springs, Reliance, Arrowhead Springs. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 13 mph. Rock SpringsRelianceArrowhead SpringsPoint of RocksTable RockWYOMING10 mi Rock SpringsRelianceArrowhead SpringsPoint of RocksWYOMING10 mi Rock SpringsRelianceArrowhead SpringsWYOMING20 mi Rock SpringsWYOMING20 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving east at 13 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now
At 5:57 in the evening, a dangerous snow squall was located from Rock Springs to Bitter Creek Rest Area, which is 30 miles west of Wamsutter, moving east at 10 mph.
Where
Central Sweetwater County (Wyoming).
When
Until 7 in the evening.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 80 between mile markers 103 and 156.
Places named
Rock Springs, Bitter Creek Rest Area, Reliance, Point Of Rocks, Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, Bitter Creek, and Sweetwater County Fairgrounds.
Seen by
Radar and webcams.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. April 16, 2026
  2. Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 7 in the evening. April 16, 2026