Flooding causes evacuations, highway closures near Lingle

Flooding causes evacuations, highway closures near Lingle
 
CASPER (WNE) —Residents of Lingle were told to evacuate to higher ground on Friday morning, as water from a canal breach west of town reached into town. 
Anyone in town south of the railroad tracks and Lucerne Ditch were at risk from the levee failure, according to a post from the Torrington Police Department.
The National Weather Service Cheyenne office issued the flash flood warning for the Single area Friday morning, expecting it to last until 4 p.m. A Whalen Dam operator told the office that “flow through the breach would begin to recede” after 2 p.m.
About six miles of U.S. Highway 26 between Lingle and Ft. Laramie was also closed Friday, as crews reported about half a mile of highway completely covered by water. Traffic was been diverted to Wyoming Highway 157. 
 
This story was posted on July 2, 2022.