096  
WWUS75 KRIW 151823  
NPWRIW  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1223 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
WYZ005-006-010-011-016>020-028>030-161500-  
/O.CON.KRIW.FZ.W.0009.261016T0500Z-261016T1500Z/  
SOUTHWEST BIGHORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIGHORN BASIN-NORTHEAST JOHNSON  
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER  
BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-  
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-  
FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORLAND, LANDER, CASPER, WAMSUTTER, TEN  
SLEEP, DUBOIS, JEFFREY CITY, GREEN RIVER, THERMOPOLIS, RIVERTON,  
SHOSHONI, ROCK SPRINGS, BUFFALO, AND KAYCEE  
1223 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
MDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES 22 TO 26 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL  
WYOMING.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION, AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RIW/  
 
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