Cheyenne, WY, Friday, February 17, 2017,
UPDATE – Noon
The Red Cross continues to support people affected by the ice jam flooding on the Big Horn River in Wyoming. Teams and supplies have moved to Basin,WY as the try to move with the ice jam so they can respond quickly.
Students from Ms. Bennett’s Home Economics class at Worland Middle School made casseroles for Red Cross personnel and one of the local churches providing meals for displaced individuals. The Red Cross disaster workers appreciated the food and were happy to see community support from the 6th graders. Cori Tanner, one of the disaster workers in Worland is from Colorado and appreciated the support. “Our disaster workers are away from home so this meal really makes them feel like they are part of the community in Worland.” Tanner said.
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| Ms Bennet’s Home Economics class with Red Cross disaster workers in Worland, WY. Photo by Cori Tanner/American Red Cross. |
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UPDATE – 8 AM
The Red Cross has closed the shelter in Worland that was opened to support those people evacuated from their homes due to flooding.
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Cheyenne, WY, Tuesday, February 14, 2017:
UPDATE – 10 AM
The Red Cross continues to respond to the threat of flooding in Wyoming.
More than 100 homes were evacuated last weekend as the Big Horn River breached its banks due to the ice jam. The river has receded and water is flowing downstream. Concerns are now shifting to those towns downstream that may be affected.
The Red Cross shelter in Worland remains open and more than a dozen Red Cross disaster workers are in the area providing damage assessments and providing relief supplies.
Updated flood information is available at http://wyohomelandsecurity.state.wy.us/
If anyone needs assistance due to the flooding, they should call the Red Cross of Wyoming 24-hour disaster response line: (307) 222-8272.
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Cheyenne, WY, Monday, February 13, 2017 UPDATE- 10 AM
The Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming is expanding the disaster workforce in support of the flooding in Wyoming. Fourteen people have been assigned to help support.
Seven of those assigned are from Wyoming and seven are from Colorado. Each disaster worker has been assigned to a specialty:
Logistics – 1
Sheltering – 4
Operations Coordination – 5
Client Casework – 3
Staff Services – 1
Each person will operate primarily in their specialty but will also provide support in other specialties as needed.
A shelter remains open in Worland, at the Worland Community Center. Additional damage assessment will be conducted today to determine the need for additional resources. While five people stayed at the Worland shelter Friday night and Saturday night, the population for Sunday night was zero.
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Cheyenne, WY, Sunday, February 12, 2017 – morning update:
In Worland, where 102 homes have been evacuated, Red Cross has opened a center to provide snacks, water and information. The center is at the Worland Community Center, 1200 Culbertson, in Worland. In Hudson, Disaster Assessment is being conducted on approximately 50 homes affected by the flooding.
Cheyenne, WY, Saturday, February 11, 2017, Noon update.
If you have questions, please contact Senior Disaster Program Manager Cindi Shank at (307) 689-
Ice has jammed the Big Horn River as it goes through the town of Worland. Flooding is occurring behind the jam due to the river backing up at the jam site. EM is anticipating evacuation of about 75 homes.