Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT SAT MAY 11 2013
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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 SAT MAY 11 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SUNDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST WYOMING
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE RAPID
MELTING OF THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO
PERHAPS SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS EARLY TO
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. PLEASE SEE THE WYOMING SPRING SNOWMELT
FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED MAY 8TH...TO SEE WHAT DRAINAGES ARE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING BY MOUNTAIN SNOWMELT. THIS OUTLOOK IS
FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE...WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON...UNDER THE TOP NEWS OF
THE DAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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TEAM RIVERTON