Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Wyoming

Flash Flood August 14, 2014 · Lincoln County, Wyoming

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused several mudslides across US Highway 89 around milepost 120 in the steep terrain of Snake River Canyon east of Alpine. Rainfall totals were estimated at one-half to three-quarters of an inch in less than 40 minutes. The highway was closed for about three hours and several vehicles were damaged. The slides, mostly composed of mud, were three to four feet deep in some places.

The wider storm

Slow-moving thunderstorms developed over eastern Idaho and drifted east into Lincoln County. A moist airmass combined with the slow movement of the storms resulted in heavy rainfall and several mudslides across US Highway 89 just east of Alpine.

Began near Alpine (43.1820, -110.9861).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 530647. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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