Special Weather Statement for Wind River Basin
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What you need to know
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- Wind River Basin
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 501 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm near Kinnear, which is 11 miles south of Pavillion, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
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. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 501 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm near Kinnear, which is 11 miles south of Pavillion, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 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 eastern Fremont County.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 5:02PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
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Source and limitations
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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