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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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112 WWUS85 KRIW 182050 SPSRIW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 250 PM MDT Sun Aug 18 2024 WYZ028-029-182115- Flaming Gorge-Rock Springs and Green River- 250 PM MDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM MDT... At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Manila, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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 southwestern Sweetwater County, including the following locations... Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Burntfork. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. If on or near Flaming Gorge, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4100 11000 4126 11000 4131 10945 4100 10944 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 267DEG 18KT 4110 10977 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Dziewaltowski