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The dayslong downpour reportedly exceeded five inches in parts of the park accelerated the spring snowmelt, which yielded another five inches of liquid.
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The flooding in the park began on June 13, spurring park officials to order roughly 10,000 visitors to evacuate the grounds, after rivers across northern Wyoming and southern Montana surged over their banks following a torrent of rainfall. The renowned national park, situated principally in northwestern Wyoming and partly in southern Montana and eastern Idaho, reopened its southern loop, following record floods that reshaped the park's rivers and canyons.
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Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were seen up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopened Wednesday morning. Throngs of visitors flocked back to Yellowstone National Park for the first time Wednesday, after historic floods forced officials to close the park down this past week.