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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

645 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005



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NATRONA WY-

650 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005



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

NATRONA COUNTY...



AT 651 PM MDT...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 

WERE CONTINUING TO SHIFT EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. WIDESPREAD 

FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS WITH 1 

TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ABOUT AN HOUR. THE RAINFALL 

WILL CONTINUE TO END ACROSS THE CASPER AREA. 



ALTHOUGH THE RAINS ARE ENDING...FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT 

THROUGH AROUND 830 PM. WATER LEVELS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE AS IT WILL 

TAKE TIME FOR THE WATER FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL TO RUN OFF INTO LOW 

LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. 



IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA OR ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS...MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND SHOULD WATERS RISE. NEVER 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 4261 10679 4259 10609 4315 10608 4316 10680



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