

000 

WGUS75 KRIW 162251

FFSRIW

WYC043-170100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

455 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN WASHAKIE UNTIL 700 PM 

MDT...



AT 450 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN WASHAKIE COUNTY FROM EAST OF TEN SLEEP 

SOUTH TO BIG TRAILS.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT A BROAD 

AREA OF 2 1/2 TO 3 1/2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS 

SINCE AROUND 4 PM. LOCAL AREAS MAY HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 

INCHES OF RAINFALL. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED UNTIL 7 PM. 



AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WATER LEVEL OF THE NEARBY NOWOOD 

CREEK. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN HIGH WATER ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY 

AND CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DELAY...RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN 

SWEEP YOU AND THE VEHICLE AWAY WITH NO WARNING.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RIVERTON.



LAT...LON 4416 10715 4351 10712 4351 10746 4416 10749

$$



LIPSON

