Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds...small hail and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows 46 to 50. West winds around 15 mph early in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.
Monday
Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 84. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph late in the afternoon.
... Flood Warning extended until Thursday afternoon... the Flood Warning continues for the Wind River at Riverton. * Until Thursday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 4:15 PM Sunday the stage was 9.2 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 9.0 feet. * Impact... at 10.9 feet... record stage.. * impact... at 10.8 feet... continous monitoring/repair of levees is necessary. Occupied Mobile homes northeast of Gas Hills Road Junction are still dry. Highway 789 is still open.. * impact... at 10.0 feet... abondoned Mobile homes are under 2-3 ft of water. Mobile homes to the east are still protected by dirt and sandbag levees. Hwy 789 is usually sand leveed by wydot on the north side of the river. The Highway remains open.. * impact... at 9.0 feet... flood stage. The Old Channel... closest to Highway 789 may break through the temporary levees. Abandoned moble homes will begin to flood. Other temporary levees protecting several Mobile homes to the east are monitored. Minor flooding along the right bank upstream of Highway 789 bridge.. * impact... at 8.0 feet... bankfull stage.. * flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 9.2 feet on Jul 4 1998.
Hydrologic Statement
Statement as of 4:55 PM MDT on July 05, 2009
Forecast information for Wind River near Kinnear. * At 12:45 PM Sunday the stage was 7.9 feet. * Flood stage is 9.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will rise to near 8.1 feet Monday... early afternoon. * Impact... at 9.0 feet... flood stage. Minor agricultural flooding along right bank.. * impact... at 8.9 feet... record stage.. * impact... at 8.0 feet... bankfull stage.. * flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 8.0 feet on Jun 13 1991.
Record Report
Statement as of 04:31 am MDT on July 04, 2009
... Record daily maximum precipitation tied at Lander WY...
A record rainfall of 0.22 inches was set at Lander WY today. This ties the record last set in 1950.