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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
852 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2020
...MINOR ICE JAMMING IS EXPECTED FOR THE WIND RIVER BASIN AT
RIVERTON...
AN ICE JAM HAS BEEN NOTED ALONG THE WIND RIVER NEAR RIVERTON. THIS HAS BROUGHT SOME MINOR INCREASES IN RIVER LEVELS DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. AT 2AM, THE WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON WAS AT 7.2 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS AT 9 FEET. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT RIVER FLOW MAY FLUCTUATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RIVER ICE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, AND MAY MOVE AND JAM WITH LITTLE
NOTICE. ANY ICE JAM CAN CAUSE FLOODING, AS THE ICE DAMS THE RIVER,
CAUSING RAPID INCREASES IN RIVER LEVELS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND
BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS.
TEAM RIVERTON
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