Sandbagging continues today - Sunday
More flooding may occur as temperatures rise
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WORLAND -On Saturday, Feb. Feb. 11 a disaster was declared for Washakie County, including the City of Worland. The declaration makes state assets more accessible.
Overnight, emergency officials received word of an individual trapped in his home as fast-moving flood waters surrounded his home. National Guard units and Washakie County Search and Rescue helped him and his animals successfully evacuate his home. The man was uninjured, according to a press release from the Worland Ice Jam Incident Command Center.
As the temperatures rise again on Sunday, flood waters may continue to rise. Residents are urged to stay off the river banks and chunks of ice left behind by the floodwaters. Never drive through flooded areas. Ice jams are unpredictable; river levels may rise extremely rapidly and water can back up and cause flooding at points downstream as well.
Sandbagging will continue today, reinforcing the cement barriers placed between the bridges along 1st Street, and other areas as needed. Volunteers are still needed to fill sandbags; come to the Washakie County Fairgrounds beginning at 8 a.m. with gloves, shovels, and appropriate work wear.
Trucks will be building berms along affected areas and road graders will be moving ice away from roads. Drivers are asked to heed barricades and road closures.
Residents wanting sandbags to protect their homes can come to the Fairgrounds to get sandbags, free of charge.
A Red Cross shelter has been set up in the back gym of the Worland Community Center Complex at 1200 Culbertson. The shelter will remain open 24/7 until it is no longer needed.
