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The National Weather Service recently revamped its winter storm warning, advisories and alerts criteria to provide more detail in the hopes of better aiding residents in inclement weather preparation. Additionally, NWS provided current winter storm predictions for the first half of the season and...
BUFFALO — “A double-edged sword.”
That's how Jacob McCarthy, the Wyoming state forester for Johnson, Sheridan and Campbell counties, described the impact of the summer deluge of rain on forests in the Bighorn Mountains.
While the rain has helped break a record multi-year drought and made the...
CASPER — The state of Wyoming is getting roughly a quarter-of-a-million dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency to stand up a grant program for small-town stormwater and sewer projects.
When it pours, urban water systems aren’t just at risk for floods — which can cause devastating damage...
Despite receiving 4.5 inches of rain in June, according to the National Weather Service, conditions have quickly degraded and become at risk for fire in Weston County, as hot temperatures and dry weather have moved into the area.
“Our conditions here in Weston County have deteriorated greatly...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
About 60 feet of the rock retaining wall near the grandstand at the Weston County Fairgrounds has fallen, according to Weston County Fair Board member Billy Jackson, after heavy rain that has plagued the county in recent weeks. With the fair on the horizon, Jackson said his biggest concern is making the area look presentable, and that the wall problem is not affecting fair events. “I recommend we clean it up and make it look good, and as soon as fair is done, we do the retaining wall completely,” he said. He also noted that there are concerns with a pole and electrical wiring that will need to be addressed.
Weather has done its fair share of damage in Weston County recently, with Weston County Road and Bridge reporting damage to several county roads in the past month. Weston County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service also confirmed that damage was done locally courtesy of the tornado...
Once reaching North Antelope Rochelle Mine, the tornado’s 120-130 mph gusts tore metal roof and wall panels from workshops while flipping train cars, vehicles, buses and shipping containers. Courtesy Photo/David King
GILLETTE — The tornado that pummeled North Antelope Rochelle Mine last Friday traveled a nearly four-mile path from the Converse County line through the massive southern Campbell County open-pit coal mine where it ripped apart buildings, flipped empty train cars and injured eight people.
The long...
BUFFALO (WNE) — Strong thunderstorms spread across southern Johnson County on Friday afternoon, spawning a tornado and dropping large-size hail.
The National Weather Service and Johnson County Emergency Management confirmed that a tornado was spotted about one mile northwest of Kaycee on Friday...
SHERIDAN (WNE) — By end of day Thursday, the Sheridan area had received 3.97 inches of rainfall in the month of June.
A 30-year average for the region is 1.04 inches of rain in June, according to Todd Chambers, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) meteorologist in Billings,...
It is officially wildfire season, and with fire, there is smoke. People living in Weston County and the surrounding area have gotten their first breath of wildfire smoke over the past week as Canadian wildfires, coupled with wind patterns, have blown smoke in and out of the area since late last...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows these portions of Wyoming are currently experiencing drought at various levels.
An above average snowpack all around Newcastle has disappeared under warming spring temperatures, and a lack of recent moisture could prolong the spring season and deepen the effects of a long-term drought in Weston County.
Both Little Bear Run and Mallo, the two closest areas to Newcastle...
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