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WGUS85 KRIW 272026
FLSRIW
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
226 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2023
WYC025-272330-
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NATRONA WY-
226 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2023
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL WYOMING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, NATRONA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 530 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 226 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BUFFALO CREEK, SAWMILL CREEK, BADWATER CREEK, DRY FORK
BADWATER CREEK, FIRST WATER CREEK, BAKER CREEK, DEEP CREEK,
SANCHEZ CREEK, PINE CREEK, SOUTH FORK BUFFALO CREEK, FIRST
WATER DRAW, HACKETT CREEK, NORTH FORK BUFFALO CREEK, INDIAN
CREEK, COTTONWOOD CREEK AND NORTH FORK COTTONWOOD CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL NATRONA COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 4345 10727 4342 10693 4330 10712 4338 10732
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