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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

158 AM MDT TUE AUG 27 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTH JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 

400 AM MDT...



AT 155 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAIN 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAYCEE. THE ASSOCIATED STORM WAS 

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 

MIDNIGHT ALONG THE JOHNSON NATRONA COUNTY LINE NEAR LONE BEAR ROAD 

ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF KAYCEE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 

WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY 

WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF STREAMS. SOME AREA 

CREEKS INCLUDE...BUFFALO...MURPHY AND WILLOW CREEK. THE SOUTH FORK 

OF THE POWDER RIVER IS ALSO LIKELY RISING WITH THIS EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.



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 4363 10690 4354 10686 4357 10643 4379 10660



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