{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.3a80ba52cc644cf124bef8ce554b4f4329f71f4a.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued July 16 at 2:56PM MDT until July 16 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.3a80ba52cc644cf124bef8ce554b4f4329f71f4a.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Riverton WY"},"word_count":212,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued July 16 at 2:56PM MDT until July 16 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Absaroka Mountains; Cody Foothills; Southwest Bighorn Basin; Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains\n**Issued by:** NWS Riverton WY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T14:56:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T14:56:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T23:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of central and northwest Wyoming, including the\nfollowing areas, in central Wyoming, Owl Creek and Bridger\nMountains and Southwest Bighorn Basin. In northwest Wyoming,\nAbsaroka Mountains and Cody Foothills.\n\n* WHEN...Until 11 PM MDT this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Quick water rises on area streams and rivers, especially\non small drainages in the mountains and foothills, leading to\nlocalized flash flooding, which could endanger people and\ninfrastructure near waterways.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms will have abundant moisture\ntoday, with dew points in the 50s and 60s, and precipitable water\nvalues in excess of 1 inch. An inch or more of rain is possible\nin under an hour, and some locations could quickly see 1 to 3\ninches of rain over an hour or two, leading to flash flooding.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take\naction should Flood Advisories or Flash Flood Warnings be issued."}