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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

1240 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



WYC013-172330-

FREMONT WY-

1240 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



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

FREMONT COUNTY...



AT 1240 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAND 

DRAW...GAS HILLS...OCEAN LAKE...MISSOURI VALLEY...HIDDEN 

VALLEY...BOYSEN STATE PARK...SHOSHONI AND RIVERTON.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT OVER 3.0 INCHES HAVE FALLEN TODAY 

BETWEEN RIVERTON AND SAND DRAW...WITH OVER AN INCH IN AREAS FROM 

PAVILLION TO RIVERTON.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS 

AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY FROM MISSOURI VALLEY TO SHOSHONI...AND 

AROUND THE SAND DRAW 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 4344 10879 4274 10848 4272 10787 4303 10771

      4343 10801



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