438  
WWUS85 KRIW 161941  
SPSRIW  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
141 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
WYZ020-022-162000-  
CASPER MOUNTAIN-NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-  
141 PM MDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NATRONA COUNTY  
THROUGH 200 PM MDT...  
 
AT 140 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
BEARTRAP MEADOWS COUNTY PARK, WHICH IS 9 MILES SOUTH OF CASPER,  
MOVING EAST AT 25 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 STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BEARTRAP MEADOWS COUNTY PARK AROUND 145 PM MDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4265 10645 4280 10633 4278 10608 4272 10607  
4255 10608  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 284DEG 22KT 4270 10634  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
WITTMANN  
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