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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 AM MDT WED JUL 15 2026
.SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MTZ029-034-042-056-057-064>067-138-139-141-169>173-235-WYZ198-199-
160900-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-
SOUTHEASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-BIGHORN CANYON-NORTHERN
CARBON-PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE-SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE-NORTHEAST
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY, LIVINGSTON, ROUNDUP, SHERIDAN,
BILLINGS, CROW AGENCY, FISHTAIL, MCLEOD, POMPEYS PILLAR, BRIDGER,
HARDIN, MELVILLE, RED LODGE, CUSTER, LODGE GRASS, PRYOR, BURGESS JCT,
COLUMBUS, FROMBERG, RYEGATE, ABSAROKEE, BIG TIMBER, EMIGRANT, LAVINA,
JOLIET, AND FORT SMITH
545 AM MDT WED JUL 15 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM
THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDES
RECENT BURN SCARS SUCH AS THE ROBERTSON DRAW AND EAST SIDE FIRES
SOUTH OF RED LODGE, AND THE ELK FIRE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF MONTANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS, BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, BIGHORN CANYON,
GOLDEN VALLEY, LIVINGSTON AREA, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, MUSSELSHELL,
NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE, NORTHERN BIG HORN, NORTHERN CARBON,
NORTHERN STILLWATER, NORTHERN SWEET GRASS, PARADISE VALLEY,
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, RED LODGE FOOTHILLS, SOUTHEASTERN
CARBON, SOUTHERN BIG HORN AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHEAST BIGHORN
MOUNTAINS AND SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. FLOODING MAY
OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- EXPECT SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HIGH
RAINFALL RATES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
LESTER
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