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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
202 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
WYZ030-072045-
East Sweetwater County-
202 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SWEETWATER COUNTY 
THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 201 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and strong 
thunderstorms along and south of Interstate 80 in eastern Sweetwater 
County, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, with local gusts around 60 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Sweetwater
County, including the following locations... Bitter Creek, Tipton,
Red Desert, and Point Of Rocks.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 118 and 181.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4149 10907 4188 10893 4187 10776 4166 10785
      4166 10793 4144 10794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 227DEG 34KT 4157 10851 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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