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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

720 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL WYOMING



* UNTIL 1000 PM MDT



* AT 720 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A NARROW BAND

  ACROSS CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. THE BAND EXTENDED SOUTH FROM JUST

  WEST OF SHOSHONI TO EAST OF RIVERTON TO AROUND SWEETWATER STATION.

  RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH AN HOUR. 



* THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REPEAT OVER THE SAME AREA THROUGH 

  AROUND 9 PM...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS. LOCAL AMOUNTS

  EXCEEDING 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF THESE STORMS BEGIN TO

  DRIFT A LITTLE WEST...FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR IN THE RIVERTON 

  AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 

RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448.



LAT...LON 4290 10837 4288 10816 4344 10803 4343 10823



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