Currently, the low-level snowpack is melting out, prompting a flood watch through Wednesday night for portions of northwest, southwest and west-central Wyoming
We may have hated all the shoveling and lousy commutes during the snowstorms of March, but they did wonders for the snowpack, and therefore for summer water.
Officials with the National Weather Service say snowmelt may cause flooding in several areas of Wyoming this spring.
Jim Fahey, an NWS hydrologist based out Riverton, says areas of the state with moderate-to-high flooding potential include headwater streams along the central and southern Big Horn Mountains, along the Encampment River near Encampment and Riverside, and along the North Platte River