913  
WGUS75 KBYZ 310611  
FFSBYZ  
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
1211 AM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
WYC033-310730-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260531T0730Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SHERIDAN WY-  
1211 AM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN ELK BURN AREA REMAINS IN  
EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN  
COUNTY...  
 
AT 1211 AM MDT, RADAR INDICATES UP TO 1.30 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS  
FALLEN OVER THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ELF FIRE BURN SCAR IN SHORT  
TIME. WHILE RAINFALL HAS DECREASED FOR NOW, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS  
STILL POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW  
CONTINUES.  
 
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN  
AND AROUND THE NORTHERN ELK BURN AREA.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE NORTHERN ELK BURN  
AREA...MAINLY ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF BURN AREA.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
PARKMAN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF CREEKS, ROADS, AND NORMALLY DRY COULEES  
IN AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE NORTHERN ELK BURN AREA IS LIKELY. IN  
ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOODING, ROCKSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND DEBRIS  
FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN.  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4500 10763 4500 10735 4496 10732 4495 10731  
4486 10731 4482 10735 4482 10743 4483 10746  
4484 10747 4484 10748 4486 10751 4487 10753  
4488 10756 4495 10760 4497 10760  
 
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED  
 

 
 
TESAR  
 
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