Major Snowstorm to Hit U.S. Cattle Herds at Worst Possible Time
- Interstates could be covered by blowing, drifting snow
- Storm is a sign spring has come to the Mountain West
Cows huddle together trying to block the steady blowing snow.
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Snow is on the way for Wyoming, and it’s coming at the wrong time of year for ranchers.
The hardest-hit areas will get as much as 20 inches (51 centimeters), said Chris Hattings, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming. Casper could get 18 inches before the storm ends Wednesday. Blizzard watches were posted for several counties in the central and eastern parts of the state.