

000 

WGUS55 KRIW 110456

FFWRIW

WYC017-111045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

1051 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN HOT SPRINGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WYOMING

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF THERMOPOLIS



* UNTIL 445 AM MDT



* AT 1047 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS.  RAINFALL AROUND 1.5

  INCHES IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN SO FAR.  STREAMS AND CREEKS IN

  THE AREA...AS WELL AS LOW SPOTS OF ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO FLOOD.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEGEND 

  ROCK...LUCERNE...THERMOPOLIS AND HAMILTON DOME.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4350 10833 4349 10775 4368 10777 4386 10858

      4362 10873



$$



C. BAKER

