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Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; East Sweetwater County
Effective: 2026-09-22 @ 4:17 pm -> 2026-09-22 @ 4:45 pm
Onset: 2026-09-22 @ 4:17 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-09-22 @ 4:17 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued September 22 at 3:17PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Crooks Gap, which is 13 miles southwest of Jeffrey
City, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 southeastern
Fremont and northeastern Sweetwater Counties.