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WGUS75 KCYS 170012

FFSCYS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

612 PM MDT SAT AUG 16 2008



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LARAMIE WY-

612 PM MDT SAT AUG 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY...



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE 1800 BLOCK

OF COUNTY ROAD 143 NEAR THE HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WASHED 

OUT.  HILLSDALE IS ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF CHEYENNE.  RUNOFF FROM 

THE HEAVIER RAINS OF THIS AFTERNOON HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED AND ONLY

A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TONIGHT.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 4128 10457 4128 10438 4116 10437 4116 10456



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