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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

805 PM MDT SAT MAY 3 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL BIG HORN COUNTY UNTIL

900 PM MDT...



AT 8 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAINFALL PERSISTING IN AN AREA BETWEEN BURLINGTON AND 

GREYBULL...NEAR OTTO AND AREAS TO THE NORTH OF OTTO. DESPITE THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL TAPERING OFF...RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR LOW LYING 

AREAS AND STREAM CONDITIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND QUICKLY SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL 

HOURS BEFORE FLOOD WATERS RISE...EVEN AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE  

ENDED.



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.



LAT...LON 4446 10840 4440 10813 4466 10803 4476 10834



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