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Flash Flood — Lincoln, WY

Sep 12, 2013

Thunderstorms dropped very heavy rain over portions of eastern Lincoln County during the late afternoon hours of September 12. Rainfall estimated at around one inch fell in a little less than one hour. Flash flooding caused damage to 25 homes, most of which were in the town of Labarge, and along about a 3.6 mile stretch of US Highway 189 south of town.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 472183). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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