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WYC023-170315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

812 PM MDT SAT AUG 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY

UNTIL 915 PM MDT...



AT 808 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ABOUT 6 MILES 

SOUTHEAST OF SAGE JUNCTION. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA CONTINUED 

TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES HAVE INDICATED 

THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER SOUTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY 

SINCE 500 PM...JUST SOUTHEAST OF SAGE JUNCTION. AN ADDITIONAL INCH 

OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 915 PM.



RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER AND STREAM CONDITIONS...AND BE

PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY SHOULD FLOOD WATERS

THREATEN.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

RIVERTON.



LAT...LON 4160 11080 4183 11081 4185 11102 4165 11097

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