That nice pretty snow, on those pretty mountains melts when the temps get above freezing. Imagine that. Science.
Funny thing about warm temperatures, it makes the frozen creeks and rivers melt too. When you get all the run off from the mountains, plus the frozen ice trying to break up on the rivers, it makes one big mess.
Our area is having some flooding because of all the ice jams on the Big Horn River. It flows to the north and is very curvy. Worland first experienced the ice jam. There was talk about using some explosives to break it up. But, it eventually moved. There were
about 80 evacuations because of the flooding in the town of Worland. There was a good bit of damage. The ice flowed downstream, north, to Manderson and to Greybull.
The ice is so thick and gets so jammed up, that water can’t get around it. The water eventually backs up, then the tributaries get backed up, and then you have some major flooding.
There are many teams around that are sandbagging and getting older people out of their homes. Also, there are many police out an about keeping people from the big jams very near the road. Also, some national guards have been dispatched to help with sandbagging efforts and evacuations.
Our creek (or crik) behind the house is doing just fine. It’s the Big Horn that’s having the most problems.
***all pictures were taken from a moving truck, through the windshield or truck door window.***
I am glad that your crik is doing okay!