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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
457 PM MDT Fri Jul 4 2025
 

WYZ004-006>009-042330-
Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains-Bighorn Mountains Southeast-Southeast
Bighorn Basin-North Bighorn Basin-Bighorn Mountains West-
457 PM MDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NATRONA...WESTERN
JOHNSON...SOUTHEASTERN BIG HORN AND EASTERN WASHAKIE COUNTIES THROUGH
530 PM MDT...

At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Shell to near Cottonwood Pass. Movement was
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Shell around 500 PM MDT.
  Hyattville and Shell Canyon around 505 PM MDT.
  Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site and Shell Falls around 515 PM 
  MDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Ten Sleep.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4465 10754 4463 10752 4464 10750 4461 10747
      4461 10743 4460 10742 4460 10739 4456 10737
      4456 10727 4340 10694 4338 10752 4456 10785
      4467 10752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 230DEG 19KT 4453 10781 4342 10751 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Wittmann