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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

140 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY

UNTIL 400 PM MDT...



AT 134 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAIN OVER ATLANTIC CITY...OR ABOUT 24 MILES SOUTH OF LANDER. 

THE ASSOCIATED STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. EARLIER THIS STORM 

PRODUCED AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES AROUND ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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

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

DRY CREEKS AND GENTLY FLOWING STREAMS CAN BECOME RAGING TORRENTS IN A

MATTER OF MINUTES DURING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR IN A CAR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

RIVERTON.







LAT...LON 4259 10866 4253 10889 4232 10885 4235 10845

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