Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 1:36PM MDT until June 20 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 12:36pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 136 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Morton, which
is 8 miles north of Fort Washakie, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Riverton, Lander, Fort Washakie, Pavillion, Arapahoe, Ethete, Hudson,
Morton, Kinnear, Crowheart, Milford, Pilot Butte Reservoir, Sinks
Canyon State Park, Sand Draw, Dickinson Park, Bull Lake, Ocean Lake,
Diversion Dam Rest Area, Sinks Canyon Campground, and Dickinson Creek
Campground.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Ocean Lake or Pilot Butte Reservoir, get away from the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can
strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Fremont, WY
Forcast Office:
NWS Riverton WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov