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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
949 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2025
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HOT SPRINGS WY-
949 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RED CANYON BURN SCAR REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOT SPRINGS
COUNTY...
AT 949 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE RED CANYON BURN SCAR. BETWEEN 1.0 AND 2.0 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR COULD RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW
MOVING THROUGH THE LYSITE CREEK DRAINAGE. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN
CONSIST OF ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND AROUND THE
RED CANYON BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...AREAS IN AND AROUND THE RED CANYON BURN SCAR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN HOT SPRINGS COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND
DITCHES IN THE RED CANYON BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN
PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
MOVE AWAY FROM RECENTLY BURNED AREAS. LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OF
CREEKS, ROADS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS IS LIKELY. THE HEAVY RAINS
WILL LIKELY TRIGGER ROCKSLIDES, MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP
TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THESE AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4359 10773 4361 10765 4359 10764 4358 10768
4356 10765 4352 10763 4348 10770 4351 10776
4355 10784 4358 10778
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
HENSLEY
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