Flood — Sweetwater, Wyoming

2017-03-10 to 2017-03-15 · near Granger, Sweetwater, Wyoming

Event narrative

The emergency manager reported flooding along the Blacks Fork River near Granger and Little American. A mobile home park along the river was evacuated for 2 days but little or no damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

Warming temperatures melted a substantial snow pack across the lower elevations of western Sweetwater County. This snow melting, combined with ice jams, brought flooding along the Blacks Fork River from Little America through Granger . The river crested between 12.5 and 13 feet at the Little America flood gauge, which is a record level. A mobile home park along the river was evacuated for a couple of days. However, little or no damage was done and other flooding was restricted to low lying areas and dirt roads along the river. The river began dropping on March 12th and fell below flood stage on March 15th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.