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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

436 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2007



WYC035-052242-

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SUBLETTE WY-

436 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SUBLETTE COUNTY...



HEAVY RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER NORTHWESTERN SUBLETTE

COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

FOR THE HOBACK CANYON AND NORTHWESTERN SUBLETTE COUNTY.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4311 11104 4313 11060 4342 11060 4341 11104



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WYC023-039-052300-

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

TETON WY-LINCOLN WY-

436 PM MDT WED SEP 5 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN TETON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WYOMING...AND EXTREME

NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WYOMING...



AT 434 PM MDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT U.S. HIGHWAY 

89 THROUGH SNAKE RIVER CANYON REMAINS CLOSED AS A RESULT OF MUD AND 

ROCK SLIDES ACROSS THE ROAD. ONE SLIDE AREA IS REPORTED TO BE FIVE 

FEET DEEP...ABOUT 190 FEET LONG AND HAS RIPPED TREES AND BOULDERS 

ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE. THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT THE

ROAD WILL HOPEFULLY BE OPEN AROUND 530 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN 

THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON IS NOT EXPECTED.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT

1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4311 11104 4313 11060 4342 11060 4341 11104



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