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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
116 WWUS85 KRIW 272202 SPSRIW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 402 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 WYZ008>010-272230- Bighorn Mountains Southeast-Northeast Johnson County-Bighorn Mountains West- 402 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON... SOUTHEASTERN BIG HORN AND NORTHEASTERN WASHAKIE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT... At 402 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles northeast of Fort Phil Kearny Historical Site to near Tensleep Canyon. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Meadowlark Lake and Lake De Smet around 405 PM MDT. Powder River Pass around 410 PM MDT. Buffalo around 415 PM MDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between mile markers 292 and 299. Interstate 90 between mile markers 43 and 63. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Riverton. && LAT...LON 4416 10680 4416 10682 4415 10682 4409 10690 4407 10737 4409 10741 4411 10742 4456 10680 4456 10621 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 268DEG 38KT 4470 10653 4413 10731 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Rowe