Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Riverton, WY

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WGUS75 KRIW 040347
FFSRIW

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
945 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

WYC025-040530-
NATRONA WY-
945 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1130 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
NATRONA COUNTY...

AT 940 PM MDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLASH  
FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST CASPER...MAINLY AROUND THE GLENDALE 
AND ALLENDALE SUBDIVISIONS. CONCERN REMAINS REGARDING THE ABILITY OF 
BOTH MIDDLE AND LOWER SPICER RESERVOIRS TO HOLD BACK WATER.   
THEREFORE...GLENDALE DRAW AND THE LOWER PARTS OF THE ALLENDALE   
SUBDIVISION HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. THIS INCLUDES GLENDALE AVENUE
BETWEEN 24TH AND 12TH STREET.

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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

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

$$

JONES

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WGUS75 KRIW 040511
FFSRIW

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1109 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

WYC025-040519-
NATRONA WY-
1109 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL NATRONA COUNTY IS
CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.  RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE AREA AND FLOOD WATERS HAVE SUBSIDED.  SOME LOW-LYING SPOTS IN 
ROADS MAY STILL BE SUBMERGED IN WATER...SO DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE 
THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TONIGHT. 

LAT...LON 4261 10679 4259 10609 4315 10608 4316 10680

$$

MEUNIER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
204 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL INTO TONIGHT
ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATE POTENTIAL. ABUNDANT MOISTURE
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERSISTANT MONSOON
MOISTURE FEED THIS WEEK. DEW POINTS REMAINING WELL INTO THE 40S AND
LOWER 50S. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO FIRE IN THIS AFTERNOON
INSTABILITY. SURFACE COLD FRONT SETTING UP ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING
WILL BE ADDED FOCUS FOR THE STRONGEST STORMS...FROM THE WIND RIVER
BASIN EAST INTO THE CASPER AREA. HAVE INCLUDED THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL IN FORECAST. BEHIND SYSTEM...HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN AND SHIFTS SOUTHEAST OF AREA THURSDAY. STILL SOME CAPES
FORECAST FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY INTO THE UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN AND SURROUNDING HIGHER
TERRAIN. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE FOR BEST PRECIP CHANCES GIVEN MOIST
EAST/SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE FEEDING THIS REGION. THEREFORE...HAVE
CONTINUED WITH HIGHEST PRECIP CHANCES FOR THIS REGION. A WESTERLY
FLOW DEVELOPS BY FRIDAY FOR DRIER CONDITIONS. THE RESULTANT DRIER
AIRMASS WILL BE START OF WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
DRY PACIFIC AIR WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY.  A PACIFIC TROUGH
WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS.  MONDAY AS THE
TROUGH NEARS WESTERN WYOMING...SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BASIN
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.  AS THE TROUGH
PASSES TO THE EAST AND THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ANCHORED OVER THE
SOUTHWEST US REBOUNDS...MONSOON MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
RAPIDLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BRINGING MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.  THE ADDITION OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WAS THE MAJOR CHANGE TO THE
EXTENDED FORECAST.  LITTLE CHANGE WAS MADE TO TEMPERATURES AS THEY
HAVE BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT THE PAST SEVERAL NIGHTS. EXTENDED MODELS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME WITH MAIN WEATHER FEATURES.

&&

.RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...FRIEDERS
LONG TERM...CMB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
229 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

WYZ001>020-022>030-041200-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
229 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO
TONIGHT AS A MOIST AIRMASS INTERACTS WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STORMS THAT FORM. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL WYOMING...FROM THE WIND RIVER BASIN EAST
TOWARD CASPER PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL ALSO POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR STEEP
TERRAIN AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES THROUGH TONIGHT...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY FOR THIS THREATENING WEATHER. STREET FLOODING MAY
ALSO OCCUR IF ANY STORMS MOVE OVER URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION GREATER THAN ONE INCH...
FLOODING...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1-800-211-1448. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIW