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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

355 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



WYC013-172330-

FREMONT WY-

355 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005



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

FREMONT COUNTY...



AT 355 PM MDT...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IN RIVERTON INDICATED 

DECREASING RAIN SHOWERS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MISSOURI 

VALLEY...HIDDEN VALLEY...BOYSEN STATE PARK...RIVERTON...GAS 

HILLS...SHOSHONI AND MONETA.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT OVER 4.0 INCHES HAS FALLEN 

TODAY...IN AN AREA BETWEEN RIVERTON...SAND DRAW...AND GAS HILLS.  

LATEST ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT LESS THAN HALF AN INCH HAS FALLEN IN 

THE PAST HOUR.  EVEN THOUGH DRAWS AND CREEKS MAY NOT BE 

BANKFULL...SLOW MOVING HIGH WATER STILL POSES A THREAT ON AREA ROADS 

AND IN SOME DRAINAGES.



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 10852 4299 10845 4268 10826 4268 10758

      4314 10757 4345 10797



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