Monday, May 15, 2017

Update on Star Valley Stream Flooding Monday Morning

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Riverton WY
910 AM MDT MON MAY 15 2017

910 AM MDT MON MAY 15 2017

The National Weather Service in Riverton has extended the

* Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
  Snowmelt in...
  West central Lincoln County in west central Wyoming...

* Until 830 AM MDT Wednesday

* At 856 AM MDT emergency management reported widespread minor
  agricultural flooding is still occurring in many locations in Star
  Valley.  Still no structures or homes are in danger of flooding at
  this time. Secondary roads continue to have minor flooding along
  low lying areas.

* Crow Creek near Fairview continued to slowly recede Sunday
  afternoon through early Monday morning. The Salt River continues
  to very slowly recede and is forecasted recede below flood stage
  of 5.5 feet by early Wednesday morning. Low land flooding along
  Swift Creek in northeastern and northern sections of Etna will
  continue with the current and expected river levels of the Salt
  River.

* Rain is expected over the Salt River Basin on Tuesday afternoon
  and evening followed by mostly all snow by early Wednesday.
  Rainfall totals are forecasted to be less than half an inch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

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