Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Riverton WY
852 AM MDT SAT MAR 25 2017
Lincoln-
852 AM MDT SAT MAR 25 2017
The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas
for...
Rain and Snowmelt in...
Northwestern Lincoln County in west central Wyoming...
* Until 845 AM MDT Sunday
* Emergency management reported continued flooding of the Bear River
upstream and downstream of Cokeville. Mainly agricultural land is
flooding. The Bear River at Cokeville is fluctuating around
bankfull and is forecast to slowly recede below bankfull by Sunday
morning. Upstream releases out of Woodruff Narrows Reservoir have
decreased.
* Flooding in Star Valley continues with Crow Creek and the Salt
River inundating mainly agricultural land. Flood waters have
stayed away from homes in Fairview due to continued sandbagging.
Crow Creek near Fairview crested Thursday morning and is expected
remain near flood stage through Sunday morning. The Salt River
near Etna crested Thursday afternoon just below bankfull and is
expected to continue to fluctuate near bankfull through Sunday
morning.
* Overflowing poor drainage areas will also continue in minor
flooding.
* This advisory has replaced the previous war