Flash Flood Warning until 11:45PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN TETON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING... NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WYOMING...
* UNTIL 1145 PM MDT
* AT 838 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WESTERN TETON COUNTY...AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA COULD CAUSE MUD OR DEBRIS FLOWS. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOOSE...ALPINE...ALTA...WILSON...TETON VILLAGE...MORAN BAY...TETON PASS...GIBSON MEADOWS...GRAND TARGHEE RESORT...JENNY LAKE LODGE...AND SNAKE RIVER CANYON.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LINCOLN ... TETON
Instructions:
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Address/Location
Teton County Emergency Management
3240 Adams Canyon Dr
Jackson, WY 83001
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 307-733-9572
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning