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Flood Advisory

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Lincoln, WY

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
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Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

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* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Lincoln County in west central Wyoming including Cokeville...
* WHEN...Until 930 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas and normally dry washes, draws, and hollows. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 624 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will likely cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen on tributaries that flow into the Bear River upstream of Cokeville. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Christy Creek, Potato Creek, Quealy Reservoir Drain, Chalk Creek, Spring Creek, Bear River, Boulder Ridge Draw, Sublette Creek, Boyd Creek, Wood Hollow, Smiths Fork, Covey Ditch, Sublette Flat Drain, Trail Creek, Dry Hollow, Ryan Creek, Leeds Creek and North Lake Canyon. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Cokeville and Cokeville Municipal Airport. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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