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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

436 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL

530 PM MDT...



AT 440 PM MDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FLASH FLOOD 

IN LANDER.  MANY STREETS REMAINED FLOODED WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF 

WATER.  HAIL DRIFTS AROUND 6 INCHES DEEP ALONG WITH LEAVES FROM 

TREES WERE STOPPING UP STORM DRAINS ALONG STREETS KEEPING FLOOD 

WATERS FROM DRAINING.  EMERGENCY MANAGERS WERE WORKING CLEARING 

DRAINS.  DRIVERS ON THE STREETS WERE HAMPERING CLEAN UP EFFORTS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

STREAMS AND HIGHWAYS.  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS 

ALONG THE BANKS OF STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 

FLASH FLOODING.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RIVERTON.





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LAT...LON 4285 10887 4271 10876 4270 10859 4288 10871



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