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Flash Flood in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Flash Flood July 4, 2019 · Hot Springs County, Wyoming

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding occurred with washouts on BLM road 1304 off of State Route 120 to the south of Meeteetse, Wyoming.

The wider storm

With a stationary boundary remaining over the area, there were two rounds of severe weather across central Wyoming on Independence Day. One storm developed in the lee of the Wind River Range and strengthened as it moved eastward toward Natrona County, Wyoming. Ping pong ball sized hail was reported north of Casper, Wyoming. A second round of thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours. There were more reports of large hail, the largest being ping pong ball sized in Evansville. Strong wind gusts up to 65 mph were also recorded at a few locations. Heavy rain caused the wash out of a BLM road in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.

Began near Grass Creek (43.9720, -108.5887).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 833879. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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