Riverton, Wyoming

The National Weather Service in Riverton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
central Fremont County in central Wyoming...
this includes the city of Riverton...

* until 1215 am MDT

* at 846 PM MDT... local law enforcement officials reported flash
flooding from a thunderstorm over the warned area. Officials
reported that water had entered some homes and businesses on the
south and north sides of the city of Riverton. Although little
additional rainfall is expected this evening... low lying areas in
and around the city may remain flooded for several more hours.
Flooding was reported in portions of Riverton over the past one
and one half hours... including street flooding on East Monroe
Avenue... Minter Lane and at the intersection of north federal
Boulevard and Pershing drive.

* Locations in the warning include but are not limited to state Hwy
134 mile marker 20... state Hwy 134 mile marker 10... U.S. Hwy 26
mile marker 120... Ocean Lake... Hidden Valley and Kinnear

Additional rainfall amounts of less than one tenth of an inch are
possible in the warned area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.


Report flooding to the National Weather Service office in Riverton at
1-800-211-1448.

Lat... Lon 4325 10872 4325 10817 4295 10810 4295 10870


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734 PM MDT Sat Jul 04 2009

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Wind River near DuBois.
* From this evening to Sunday afternoon... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 7:15 PM Saturday the stage was 4.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise
to near 5.1 feet by tomorrow morning. The river will fall below
flood stage by tomorrow morning.
* Impact... at 6.0 feet... high water may reach low-lying property
downstream. High water problems should be monitored in DuBois..
* impact... at 5.7 feet... record stage..
* impact... at 5.0 feet... flood stage. Minor low level flooding
possible upstream and downstream. Flooding of low areas in DuBois..
* impact... at 4.5 feet... bankfull stage..
* flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 5.1 feet
on Jun 26 1982.

734 PM MDT Sat Jul 04 2009

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Wind River at Riverton.
* From Sunday afternoon to late Wednesday night... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 6:15 PM Saturday the stage was 8.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and
continue to rise to near 10.5 feet by early Tuesday morning. The
river will fall below flood stage by Wednesday evening.
* Impact... at 10.9 feet... record stage..
* impact... at 10.8 feet... continous monitoring/repair of levees is
necessary. Occupied Mobile homes northeast of Gas Hills Road
Junction are still dry. Highway 789 is still open..
* impact... at 10.0 feet... abondoned Mobile homes are under 2-3 ft of
water. Mobile homes to the east are still protected by dirt and
sandbag levees. Hwy 789 is usually sand leveed by wydot on the
north side of the river. The Highway remains open..
* impact... at 9.0 feet... flood stage. The Old Channel... closest to
Highway 789 may break through the temporary levees. Abandoned moble
homes will begin to flood. Other temporary levees protecting
several Mobile homes to the east are monitored. Minor flooding
along the right bank upstream of Highway 789 bridge..
* impact... at 8.0 feet... bankfull stage..
* flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5 feet
on Jun 14 1991.

734 PM MDT Sat Jul 04 2009

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Wind River near Crowheart.
* From Sunday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 7:15 PM Saturday the stage was 9.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and
continue to rise to near 10.5 feet by Monday morning. The river
will fall below flood stage by Tuesday morning.
* Impact... at 11.2 feet... record stage..
* impact... at 11.0 feet... Road to gage house may become impassable..
* impact... at 10.0 feet... flood stage. Minor ranchland flooding
upstream and downstream..
* impact... at 9.0 feet... bankfull stage. Water near base of gage
house door..
* flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 10.6 feet
on Jul 4 1998.

Forecast information for
Wind River near Kinnear.
* At 4:45 PM Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will rise to near 8.1 feet Monday early
afternoon.
* Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 8.0 feet
on Jun 13 1991.

... Record daily maximum precipitation set at Casper and Rock Springs WY...

A record rainfall of 1.61 inches was set at Casper WY today. This
breaks the old record of 0.37 inches set in 1975.

A record rainfall of 0.23 inches was set at Rock Springs WY today. This
breaks the old record of 0.18 inches set in 1960.

... Phone outage at the National Weather Service in Riverton...

The phone systems into the National Weather Service office in
Riverton are currently out of order. It is hoped this problem will
be corrected soon. However... until the time they are corrected
please use the following phone numbers to report severe weather.

3 0 7 - 8 5 7 - 1 6 9 7... or... 3 0 7 - 8 5 1 - 9 4 3 7.

We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our customers.