Flash Flood — Platte, Wyoming

2024-06-21 · near Brinton, Platte, Wyoming

Event narrative

A trained weather spotter provided video of water rapidly flowing over roadways and into nearby ditches between 5 and 7 miles S of Chugwater.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed along the Laramie Range during the mid afternoon hours on 6/21. A couple of storms became strong to marginally severe, producing quarter sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 MPH to the south of Chugwater along the Platte and Laramie County line. Localized flash flooding was also observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.