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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Riverton, WY

August 2, 2021Park County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2021, 5:26 PM MDT for Park County, Wyoming. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2021, 5:26 PM MDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Park County, WY

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

599 
WGUS55 KRIW 022326
FFWRIW
WYC029-030215-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FF.W.0006.210802T2326Z-210803T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Riverton WY
526 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Park County in central Wyoming...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Very heavy rainfall in a short amount of time could
           cause debris flows of mainly mud and rock especially
           over Sylvan Pass.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  East Entrance, Pahaska, Sylvan Pass and Sylvan Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4452 11021 4449 11008 4455 10978 4445 10975
      4440 10995 4443 11010 4446 11022

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Murrell
2 follow-up statements
423 
WGUS75 KRIW 030040
FFSRIW

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
640 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

WYC029-030215-
/O.CON.KRIW.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210803T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Park WY-
640 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL PARK COUNTY...

At 640 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
moderate to heavy rain across portions of Sylvan Pass.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Very heavy rainfall in a short amount of time could
         cause debris flows of mainly mud and rock especially
         over Sylvan Pass.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  East Entrance, Pahaska, Sylvan Pass and Sylvan Lake.

Motorists need to slow down, and be prepared for debris on the road 
as they go over Sylvan Pass.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4452 11021 4449 11008 4455 10978 4445 10975
      4440 10995 4443 11010 4446 11022

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Murrell
750 
WGUS75 KRIW 030213
FFSRIW

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
813 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

WYC029-030223-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210803T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Park WY-
813 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL PARK COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. The immediate threat for flooding is no 
longer expected.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for portions 
of central Wyoming, northwest Wyoming, south central Wyoming, 
southwest Wyoming and west central Wyoming.

LAT...LON 4452 11021 4449 11008 4455 10978 4445 10975
      4440 10995 4443 11010 4446 11022

$$

Murrell

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 1:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWLincoln3 hr
Aug 2, 3:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWLincoln114 min
Aug 2, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW25 min
Aug 2, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW24 min
Aug 2, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton27 min
Aug 2, 4:05 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWPark, Teton2 hr
Aug 2, 4:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWTeton2 hr
Aug 2, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton32 min
Aug 2, 4:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningRIWLincoln2 hr
Aug 2, 4:57 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWTeton48 min
Aug 2, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton25 min

Nearby

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Sources

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