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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

806 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL NATRONA COUNTY IN CENTRAL WYOMING...

  THIS INCLUDES THE AREA AROUND THE JACKSON CANYON BURN SCAR...



* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT



* AT 805 PM MDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING

  IN JACKSON CANYON. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT SOME RESIDENCES IN

  THE AREA MAY BE CUT-OFF FROM HIGHWAY 220 DUE TO THE FLOOD WATER.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING ARE JACKSON CANYON AND THE ASSOCIATED

  FIRE BURN SCAR AREA AND GOOSE EGG. OTHER LOCATIONS THAT MAY

  EXPERIENCE INCREASED RUNOFF INCLUDE RED BUTTES VILLAGE...BESSEMER

  BEND AND COAL MOUNTAIN. 



THIS FLOODING IS THE RESULT OF HEAVIER RAIN EARLIER THIS EVENING. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER 

INCH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA.



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.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4300 10673 4256 10673 4254 10616 4299 10617



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