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The Democratic party won’t have to negotiate a power-sharing deal with Republicans and Vice President Kamala Harris won’t be called on as much to break tie votes.

According to the weather service, the snow dumped 26 inches on Casper over the weekend, a snow water equivalent of 2.14 inches.

Elsewhere in Wyoming, rivers and streams that ran high over the weekend are falling.

Clark says he's contacted the state about potential assistance.

Montana area manager Steve Davies says the average is about 52 billion cubic feet.

Forecasters say the Wind River at Riverton is expected to crest at about 12 feet Monday and then slowly recede but remain above flood stage through the week.

U.S. Highway 26 remains closed west of Riverton because of water flowing over the road.

Rising flood water flowing across U.S. 26 about 30 miles west of Riverton has forced Wyoming Department of Transportation personnel to close the highway until water recedes.

Warm temperatures have already accelerated runoff flows in smaller streams and creeks this week and the levels of major rivers are expected to rise quickly as well.

Snow continued to build in the Bighorn River basin until the end of April, and only this month has the mountain snowpack started to decrease.