Hazardous Weather Outlook
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013

WYZ001>020-022>030-171200-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

ALSO...RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE RAPID MELTING
OF THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK CONTINUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL COVER
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE
QUITE STRONG.

SATURDAY...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...A MUCH COLDER STORM SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP OVER THE
ROCKIES POSSIBLY SPREADING AN UPSLOPE RAIN EVENT TO CENTRAL WYOMING
WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INCLUDING
HAIL OF ANY SIZE...WINDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH...RAIN TOTALS OVER A
HALF AN INCH...ANY FLOODING...AS WELL AS ANY CREEKS OR STREAMS THAT
ARE BANKFULL OR RISING FAST.

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TEAM RIVERTON
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