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WGUS65 KBYZ 300649
FFABYZ
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1249 AM MDT SAT MAY 30 2026
MTZ056-067-WYZ198-199-310600-
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RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
1249 AM MDT SAT MAY 30 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ELK BURN AREA, ROBERTSON DRAW BURN AREA
AND EAST SIDE BURN AREA REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ELK, ROBERTSON DRAW, AND EAST SIDE BURN
AREAS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS, AND
NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHEAST
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE ELK, ROBERTSON DRAW, AND EAST SIDE BURN AREAS.
RESIDENTS IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THESE BURN AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POTENTIAL RAPID RUNOFF, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS FLOWS. NARROW
DRAINAGES AND LOW-LYING AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. THE ELK BURN AREA ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, AND THE ROBERTSON DRAW AND EAST
SIDE BURN AREAS SOUTH OF RED LODGE, COULD EXPERIENCE FLASH
FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. STAY ALERT!
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.
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