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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

1204 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



WYC013-172330-

FREMONT WY-

1204 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL

FREMONT COUNTY...



AT 1202 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAND 

DRAW...GAS HILLS...OCEAN LAKE...HIDDEN VALLEY AND RIVERTON.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM THE RIVERTON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE...FROM 

1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1.0 TO 2.0 

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING 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 4335 10876 4278 10851 4272 10787 4306 10773



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