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Flash Flood — Hot Springs, WY

Jul 4, 2019

With a stationary boundary remaining over the area, there were two rounds of severe weather across central Wyoming on Independence Day. One storm developed in the lee of the Wind River Range and strengthened as it moved eastward toward Natrona County, Wyoming. Ping pong ball sized hail was reported north of Casper, Wyoming. A second round of thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours. There were more reports of large hail, the largest being ping pong ball sized in Evansville. Str

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 833879). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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