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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 near Saratoga

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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

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With the spring burning season just around the corner, the National Weather Service in Riverton is urging caution from Wyoming farmers and ranchers.

“We see a lot of people head out to start doing some of their agriculture burns around their property, and the idea behind our spring burning campaign is just to encourage people to give a phone call and find out what the weather conditions – especially speed and direction – will be like,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Jones said on Thursday

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Wyoming is facing above-normal snowpack across the state, which could lead to dangers from flooding this spring.

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Officials with the National Weather Service say Wyoming’s water supply is, for the most part, well above average for the month of March.

NOAA hydrologist Jim Fahey says precipitation in February was 180 percent of normal, which is bolstering current water year precipitation estimates to roughly 135 percent of normal

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The National Weather Service has posted a High Wind Warning until 5PM today for the Casper area.

 
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING.

* WIN

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The massive snowstorm that hit Casper is one for the record books.

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A winter storm watch has been posted for a large part of central and eastern Wyoming.

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The National Weather Service says the partial shutdown of the federal government will not affect operations at the agency’s office in Riverton.

Chris Jones, a National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist based out of Riverton, says the organization remains one of the few National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agencies not affected by the shutdown

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Climatologists with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Wyoming is emerging from a persisting drought.

About six percent of the state has emerged from drought entirely

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