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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

131 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



WYC013-172330-

FREMONT WY-

131 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



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

FREMONT COUNTY...



AT 126 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY...FROM SAND DRAW...TO 

GAS HILLS...TO SHOSHONI.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MISSOURI 

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



RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT OVER 4.0 INCHES HAVE FALLEN TODAY 

IN AN AREA BETWEEN RIVERTON...GAS HILLS...AND SAND DRAW. ONE TO 1.5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN AROUND RIVERTON...PAVILLION...AND 

SHOSHONI.



AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED NORTH AND EAST 

OF RIVERTON...AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. 



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS LOW LYING

AREAS ALONG THE BANKS OF STREAMS.



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 4345 10881 4302 10848 4268 10826 4269 10760

      4315 10761 4345 10795



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