Jim Fahey

After looking at all of the current snow-pack numbers across the state, State Hydrologist Jim Fahey has put together the Wyoming Spring 2016 Snow-melt Flood Potential Outlook for early May. Mountain snow-pack and associated snow water equivalents across central to southern Wyoming were above average by early May leaving residents with a Moderate to High potential for flooding associated with snow-

Officials with the National Weather Service say snowmelt may cause flooding in several areas of Wyoming this spring. Jim Fahey, an NWS hydrologist based out Riverton, says areas of the state with moderate-to-high flooding potential include headwater streams along the central and southern Big Horn Mountains, along the Encampment River near Encampment and Riverside, and along the North Platte River

Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Riverton say Wyoming's water supply remains well above average for the month of April. Hydrologist Jim Fahey says statewide precipitation levels last month were above 130 percent of average...