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WGUS65 KMSO 131615
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1015 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026
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BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1015 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA, BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS, URBAN AREAS, AND BURN SCARS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN RATES OVER A HALF INCH PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THESE RAIN RATES HIT SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS SUCH AS BURN SCARS AND
SOME URBAN AREAS, THEN THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IS HIGH.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MSO/HYDROLOGY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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