6/3/2023 10:53:00 AM until 6/4/2023 12:00:00 PM

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Instead, turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Stay away from riverbanks, which may be eroded by the fast-moving water and could easily collapse. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/riverton.

The National Weather Service in Riverton Wyoming continues the Flood Warning for the following river in Wyoming... Bear River below Pixley Dam affecting Lincoln County. .Mountain snowmelt will continue to slow due to cooler temperatures, decreasing flows on tributaries feeding the Bear River. Water levels are expected to gradually decrease through the week as a result. For the Bear River...including Pixley Dam, downstream toward Cokeville...minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue. * WHERE...Bear River below Pixley Dam. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 7.5 feet, Bankfull stage. At 8.5 feet, Flood stage. Minor agricultural flooding especially along left bank. At 9.5 feet, Agricultural flooding increases and becomes more widespread along both banks. Standing water on road to gagehouse. At 10.5 feet, Major widespread agricultural flooding. Road to gagehouse is under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM MDT Saturday, June 3, the stage was 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will remain above flood stage through the weekend, but will have a gradual decline over the next week. - Flood stage is 8.5 feet. &&