Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
076 WWUS55 KRIW 152035 SVSRIW Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 235 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024 WYC013-152115- /O.CON.KRIW.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-240715T2115Z/ Fremont- 235 PM MDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY... At 234 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hudson, which is 8 miles north of Lander, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 60 to 70 mph wind gusts have been observer from Fort Washakie to Lander in the last 15 minutes. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Southwestern Riverton, Lander, Fort Washakie, Arapahoe, Ethete, Hudson, Milford, Arapahoe Elementary School, Riverton Regional Airport, and Lander Hunt Field. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4279 10884 4306 10891 4310 10845 4278 10844 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 268DEG 16KT 4295 10869 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ McDonald