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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

605 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005



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NATRONA WY-

605 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL

NATRONA COUNTY...



AT 6 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO 

THE CASPER AREA. RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 

OCCURRING IN AN HOURS TIME WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH 

PARADISE VALLEY. 



THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO CASPER THROUGH AROUND 7 

PM. THESE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE...RESULTING IN A HIGH LIKELYHOOD OF FLASH FLOODING. NOT 

ONLY WILL FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF DOWNTOWN CASPER BE IMPACTED...BUT ALL 

SMALL STREAMS FEEDING OFF CASPER MOUNTAIN AND INTO THE PARADISE 

VALLEY AREA WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTABLE.   



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 

WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN 

AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES AS 

WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4261 10679 4259 10609 4315 10608 4316 10680



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