Aug 20, 2019
Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of southeastern Wyoming producing plenty of large hail to create drifts along area roadways and with heavy rainfall flash flooding along area creeks and streams. The flash flooding shut down area roadways as the fast flowing water left area banks and over the roads.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 843923). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Platte County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.