Special Weather Statement
NWS Riverton WY ยท US
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A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact East Central Sweetwater County Through 230 PM MDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 200 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Bitter Creek Rest Area, which is 20 miles west of Wamsutter, moving north at 35 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Sweetwater County, including the following locations... Tipton. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 143 and 165.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Affected areas
- East Sweetwater County
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Riverton WY
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~43s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M35B9MR3DEMCMQY5DA9DPKE1
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32e45d5d60122cfb1bb1c544ff4dfbdcd350b7de.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Riverton WY
- AWIPS ID
- CAPRIW
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3302
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSRIW |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS85 KRIW 222000 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM MDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-22T20:00:00-00:00...storm...188DEG...30KT...41.7,-108.38 |
| maxWindGust | 55 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- East Sweetwater County
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 056037 |
| UGC | WYZ030 |
- Polygons
- 41.55,-108.17 41.57,-108.57 41.96,-108.62 41.95,-108.02 41.55,-108.17