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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
230 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2025
WYZ005>007-162100-
OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST BIGHORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST
BIGHORN BASIN-
230 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HOT SPRINGS AND WEST
CENTRAL WASHAKIE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...
AT 229 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LEGEND ROCK STATE PETROGLYPH SITE, WHICH IS 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF
THERMOPOLIS, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL HOT SPRINGS
AND WEST CENTRAL WASHAKIE COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... HOT SPRINGS COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4362 10870 4387 10882 4405 10828 4376 10808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 250DEG 31KT 4384 10856
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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