Jun 3, 2017
A cool and wet winter and spring built up abnormally large snow pack across the Wind River Range. Warmer weather in June caused rapid melting of the snow and resulted in flooding along the North and Middle Forks of the Popo Agie Rivers for several weeks. In Lander, the Lander Brewfest had to moved from City Park to another location. High waters also caused flooding of the low lying areas around Hudson. However, in Hudson ample preparation from the weeks before kept the water out of homes. The wa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 704200). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fremont County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.