Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
State WYOMING
County/Area BIG HORN
WFO RIW
Begin Date 05/21/2008 20:00:00 MST-7
Begin Range 6
Begin Azimuth NNE
Begin Location HYATTVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 44.33/-107.56
End Date 05/22/2008 07:00:00 MST-7
End Range 4
End Azimuth ENE
End Location HYATTVILLE
End Lat/Lon 44.28/-107.52
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A strong upper level low stalled west of Wyoming. The resultant upslope flow east of the Continental Divide generated copious rainfall amounts across the lower elevations with accumulating snowfall in the mountains. Snowfall totals topped one foot in portions of the Absaroka and eastern Wind River ranges. Snowfall of 6 to 12 inches was common in the Bighorn Mountains and Yellowstone National Park.
Event Narrative Both forks of Medicine Lodge Creek were out of their banks following heavy rainfall of around one-half inch which occurred in combination with snowmelt from the Bighorn Mountains.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS (ZONE) ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS (ZONE) WY 05/21/2008 16:00 MST-7 Winter Storm 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST (ZONE) WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST (ZONE) WY 05/21/2008 19:00 MST-7 Winter Storm 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HYATTVILLE BIG HORN CO. WY 05/21/2008 20:00 MST-7 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUFFALO ARPT JOHNSON CO. WY 05/22/2008 03:00 MST-7 Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MAYOWORTH JOHNSON CO. WY 05/22/2008 05:30 MST-7 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TEN SLEEP ARPT WASHAKIE CO. WY 05/22/2008 08:00 MST-7 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 50.00K 0.00K