Special Weather Statement for Salt River and Wyoming Ranges; Upper Green River Basin
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What is happening
At 735 PM MDT, emergency management reported a strong thunderstorm over Corral Creek Guard Station, which is 16 miles east of Afton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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At 735 PM MDT, emergency management reported a strong thunderstorm over Corral Creek Guard Station, which is 16 miles east of Afton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. 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 west central Sublette and central Lincoln Counties, including the following locations... Sacajawea Campground.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 7:36PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Riverton WY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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