WWUS75 KRIW 051823

NPWRIW



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Riverton WY

1223 PM MDT Tue May 5 2026



WYZ003>006-010-011-017-018-020-061500-

/O.CON.KRIW.FZ.W.0002.260506T0700Z-260506T1500Z/

Cody Foothills-North Bighorn Basin-Southwest Bighorn Basin-

Southeast Bighorn Basin-Northeast Johnson County-Southeast

Johnson County-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills-Natrona County

Lower Elevations-

Including the cities of Cody, Thermopolis, Greybull, Riverton,

Meeteetse, Ten Sleep, Shell, Kaycee, Lovell, Buffalo, Basin,

Clark, Worland, Lander, Powell, Casper, and Shoshoni

1223 PM MDT Tue May 5 2026



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MDT 

WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Hard freezing temperatures ranging from 22 F to 28 F 

  degrees.



* WHERE...Lander Foothills, Natrona County Lower Elevations, 

  Southwest Bighorn Basin, Wind River Basin, Northeast Johnson 

  County, Southeast Bighorn Basin, Southeast Johnson County, Cody 

  Foothills, and North Bighorn Basin.



* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM MDT Wednesday.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



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Wittmann