406  
WGUS65 KBYZ 181912  
FFABYZ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
112 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
 
MTZ138-169-171-WYZ198-199-191915-  
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SOUTHERN BIG HORN-BIGHORN CANYON-PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF SHERIDAN, BURGESS JCT, LODGE GRASS,  
FORT SMITH, AND PRYOR  
112 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, BIGHORN CANYON, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND  
SOUTHERN BIG HORN AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SHERIDAN  
FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL  
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. HEAVY  
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER AND NEAR  
THE ELK FIRE BURN SCAR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY PRECIPITATION WOULD BE  
PROBLEMATIC IN AREAS WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. IN  
ADDITION, PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE  
THROUGH MONDAY WITH UP TO TWO INCHES OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION  
POSSIBLE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
TESAR  
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