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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

520 PM MDT FRI JUL 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR

NORTHWEST GOSHEN COUNTY...



AT 515 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON MOVING 

SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY

WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.



IN THE HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE 420 PM A RELIABLE MEASUREMENT OF FIVE 

AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF FT. 

LARAMIE.  UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL ALSO OCCURRED EARLIER.  A 

COUPLE CULVERTS WERE WASHED OUT AS WELL AS SOME FENCE.   



IN THE HOUR BEFORE 400 PM CHEYENNE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FIVE

TO SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL ABOUT 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON.  

THIS AREA IS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 26 AND JUST EAST OF THE PLATTE-GOSHEN 

COUNTY LINE.



AT 430 PM MDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED LOW LAND FLOODING ABOUT 15 MILES 

NORTHWEST OF FT. LARAMIE.  QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE 

STORM.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.



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

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

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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