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WGUS65 KMSO 291720
FFAMSO
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1120 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MONTANA...
SWAN RIVER NEAR BIGFORK AFFECTING FLATHEAD, LAKE AND MISSOULA
COUNTIES.
.HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK MELT MAY CAUSE FLOWS IN
RIVERS TO INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL LEVELS.
FOR THE SWAN RIVER...INCLUDING NEAR BIGFORK...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT NOON MDT.
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1120 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SWAN RIVER NEAR BIGFORK.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 6.5 FEET, FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO
THE RIVER. AT 6.6 FEET, FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS NORTH OF
LION CREEK ROAD AND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:00 AM MDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE MONDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET. FORECAST CREST IS AT 6.6 FEET ON THE
EVENING OF JUNE 1.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MSO/HYDROLOGY
LAT...LON 4810 11396 4797 11384 4791 11381 4780 11378
4768 11376 4751 11365 4749 11375 4752 11378
4771 11389 4774 11390 4781 11389 4787 11390
4793 11392 4800 11400 4803 11402 4804 11407
4805 11410 4809 11408
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