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Special Weather Statement, NWS Riverton, WY

August 3, 2020Washakie County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2020, 2:05 PM MDT for Washakie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2020, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2020, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

County Washakie County, WY

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What forecasters said that day

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 3, 1:19 PM MDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:19 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:30 AM MDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Riverton WY
330 AM MDT Mon Aug 3 2020

WYZ001>020-022>030-041200-
Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills-
North Big Horn Basin-Southwest Big Horn Basin-
Southeast Big Horn Basin-Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains-
Bighorn Mountains West-Bighorn Mountains Southeast-
Northeast Johnson County-Southeast Johnson County-
Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-Jackson Hole-
Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East-
Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills-
Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range-
Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley-
Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills-
Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County-
Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County-
330 AM MDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...Red Flag Warning for Southwest Wyoming this afternoon through
early Tuesday evening...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon through
late evening over the north and central. Mostly dry in the south
and southwest with areas of critical fire weather conditions this
afternoon into the evening hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday...Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms in the
afternoon and evening. Critical fire weather conditions are
expected in parts of southwest Wyoming in the afternoon into the
early evening.

Wednesday through Friday...Isolated thunderstorms. Elevated fire
concerns Thursday and Friday in the central and south.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions, according to standard operating procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:18 AM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:37 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:05 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 3:30 AM MDTRed Flag WarningRIWLincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta41 hr
Aug 3, 11:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs27 min
Aug 3, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWWashakie23 min
Aug 3, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona33 min
Aug 3, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson25 min
Aug 3, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson23 min
Aug 3, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson31 min
Aug 3, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson29 min
Aug 3, 3:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson39 min
Aug 3, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona34 min
Aug 3, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson33 min
Aug 3, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona29 min
Aug 3, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs25 min
Aug 3, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs28 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wyoming, 2020Every special weather statement in 2020

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.