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Special Weather Statement, NWS Riverton, WY

July 17, 2012Hot Springs County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this special weather statement at Jul 17, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT for Hot Springs County, Wyoming. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2012, 1:30 PM MDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Riverton, WY

County Hot Springs County, WY

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 17, 11:23 AM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 11:23 AM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 4:00 AM MDT, 9 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
400 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

WYZ001>020-022>030-181200-
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-
400 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY
ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY...WITH THE MAIN HAZARDS OF STRONG AND ERRATIC
WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE
POTENTIAL OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. ELSEWHERE...THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE
STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ISOLATED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ANY FLOODING...
HAIL AND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH.. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:21 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:31 PM MDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:35 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:45 PM MDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 12:58 PM MDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:00 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Teton	46 min
Jul 16, 6:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		43 min
Jul 16, 7:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		38 min
Jul 16, 8:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	45 min
Jul 16, 9:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Washakie	53 min
Jul 16, 9:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Sublette	50 min
Jul 16, 10:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	39 min
Jul 16, 11:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	46 min
Jul 16, 11:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	48 min
Jul 17, 12:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	39 min
Jul 17, 12:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		44 min
Jul 17, 12:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	40 min
Jul 17, 12:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		45 min
Jul 17, 12:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	47 min
Jul 17, 1:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	27 min
Jul 17, 1:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		30 min
Jul 17, 1:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	51 min
Jul 17, 1:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW		48 min
Jul 17, 2:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	26 min
Jul 17, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Hot Springs	37 min
Jul 17, 2:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Big Horn	30 min
Jul 17, 2:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Hot Springs	29 min
Jul 17, 2:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Hot Springs	24 min
Jul 17, 3:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Big Horn	45 min
Jul 17, 4:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Washakie	50 min
Jul 17, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	RIW	Johnson	52 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wyoming, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.