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Special Weather Statement, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2013, 3:21 PM MDT for Natrona County, Wyoming. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2013, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2013, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
County Natrona County, WY
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 2:38 PM MDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:38 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 500 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 WYZ001>020-022>030-091100- 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- 500 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A MAMMOTH TO THERMOPOLIS TO CASPER LINE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...POSSIBLY SOME PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY...FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE WITH PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL A POSSIBILITY ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. SATURDAY WILL OFFER ANOTHER DAY OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT WINDS OVER 45 MPH AND HAIL OF ANY SIZE. THANK YOU. TEAM RIVERTON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:14 PM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 114 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 WYZ009-011-082000- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST WY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY WY- 114 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM MDT... AT 111 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STATE HWY 191 MILE MARKER 10...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF KAYCEE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... I25 EXIT 265 AROUND 135 PM MDT. STATE HWY 190 MILE MARKER 100 AROUND 140 PM MDT. I25 MILE MARKER 260 AND KAYCEE AROUND 145 PM MDT. STATE HWY 196 MILE MARKER 260 AROUND 150 PM MDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 257 AND 274. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448. LAT...LON 4393 10638 4363 10643 4375 10691 4392 10686 TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 284DEG 12KT 4381 10676 SKRBAC
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 124 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 WYZ009-011-082015- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST WY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY WY- 124 PM MDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 122 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MAYOWORTH...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF KAYCEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... I25 EXIT 265 AROUND 150 PM MDT. I25 MILE MARKER 260 AROUND 210 PM MDT. STATE HWY 196 MILE MARKER 260...STATE HWY 190 MILE MARKER 100 AND KAYCEE AROUND 215 PM MDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 249 AND 275. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448. LAT...LON 4392 10639 4357 10663 4380 10694 4395 10681 TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 302DEG 8KT 4383 10677 SKRBAC
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:22 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Fremont | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 12:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 1:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 1:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 1:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | Johnson | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Hot Springs | 38 min |
| Aug 8, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 46 min | |
| Aug 8, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Hot Springs | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min | |
| Aug 8, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Natrona | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Washakie | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Natrona | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Hot Springs | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | Natrona | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 52 min | |
| Aug 8, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Washakie | 48 min |
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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.