Storm Brings Up To 2 Inches Of Water, But Not Close To Busting Wyoming’s Drought

Parts of Wyoming got up to 2 inches of water from this week’s storm that shut down Interstate 80 and left Rawlins without power for more than a day. But it wasn’t a drought-buster. “Getting rid of a drought is like eating an elephant—one bite at a time,” said Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. “These storms have taken nice chunks out of it, but there’s a long way to go.”

Precipitation totals from the spring snowstorm are still being compiled, but the numbers are impressive. Many places saw several inches of snow, with heavy, wet snow translating to more than an inch of liquid water. “Some parts of southern Wyoming have already reached their average for the month of May, and maybe even gone above that,” Day said. “Some areas of the Snowy Range got up to 30 inches.”