Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
731 WWUS85 KRIW 190048 SPSRIW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 648 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 WYZ009-010-190115- Bighorn Mountains Southeast-Northeast Johnson County- 648 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM MDT... At 647 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Buffalo, moving southeast 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... Buffalo around 650 PM MDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between mile markers 289 and 299. Interstate 90 between mile markers 44 and 69. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake DeSmet, 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 4437 10696 4455 10680 4451 10636 4424 10652 4418 10679 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 312DEG 20KT 4440 10680 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CNJ