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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

512 PM MDT SAT JUL 1 2006



WYC017-020015-

HOT SPRINGS WY-

512 PM MDT SAT JUL 1 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOT

SPRINGS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...



AT 509 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

FLOODING IN RED CANYON CREEK.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 

4 INCHES HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR SINCE 130 PM THIS

AFTERNOON. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING OF RED

CANYON CREEK SOUTHWEST OF THERMOPOLIS. OTHER AREAS THAT MAY BE

EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE THE UPPER TRIBUTARIES OF MUD

CREEK. ROADS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE MUD CREEK ROAD...

OWL CREEK ROAD AND BUFFALO CREEK ROAD. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO 

PRODUCED SEVERAL ROCK AND MINOR MUD SLIDES IN WIND RIVER CANYON.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING THROUGH WIND RIVER CANYON OR ANY ROADS

THROUGH SOUTHERN HOT SPRINGS COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED

FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 615 PM. 



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RIVERTON.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4350 10840 4350 10788 4362 10781 4368 10840



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