Flood — Park, Wyoming

2017-06-17 to 2017-06-22 · near Valley, Park, Wyoming

Event narrative

The South Fork of the Shoshone River crested at around 9.4 feet on June 18th and June 21st. The flooding remained in the low lands around the river and caused little to no damage.

Wider weather episode

Very warm temperatures on still substantial snow in the Absaraoka Mountains lead to more flooding along the South Fork of the Shoshone River. The river crested at 9.4 feet, about 0.4 feet above flood stage at the flood gauge. Flooding was largely confined to the low lands along the river and caused little damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 700196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.