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Flash Flood Warning for Laramie, WY

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FFWCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 715 PM MDT. * At 413 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The...

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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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FFWCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 715 PM MDT. * At 413 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cheyenne, Happy Valley, Federal, Table Mountain Ranches, Rocking Star Ranch, Willadsen Estates, Silver Sage Estates, Warren AFB, Frontier Park, Cheyenne Regional Airport, South Cheyenne, South Greeley Highway, North Cheyenne, Bison Crossing, Fox Farm-College, Winchester Hills, Ranchettes, Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer, Granite Canon and Cowboy Ranch South. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 1 and 5...and between mile markers 6 and 22. Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 342 and 371.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 4:13PM MDT until August 14 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Cheyenne WY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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