816  
WGUS65 KTFX 171941  
FFATFX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
141 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
 
MTZ311-313-314-317-318-181145-  
/O.NEW.KTFX.FA.A.0003.240918T0000Z-240919T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND  
JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD  
MOUNTAINS-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HAYS, STANFORD, SANGREY, GRASS  
RANGE, HOBSON, ROY, BONEAU, LEWISTOWN, GEYSER, PARKER SCHOOL,  
MOORE, WINIFRED, ST. PIERRE, AZURE, DENTON, AND AGENCY  
141 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL MONTANA, LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD  
MOUNTAINS AND SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS. IN NORTH CENTRAL  
MONTANA, BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE, FERGUS COUNTY  
BELOW 4500FT AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
THIS EVENING, AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AREAS OF  
FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO  
PONDING.  
- 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ320-323-181145-  
/O.CON.KTFX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-240919T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-CANYON FERRY AREA-  
141 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR.  
 
* WHERE...THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HORSE GULCH FIRE  
BURN SCAR, WHICH COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING OR DEBRIS FLOWS IN  
AND NEAR THE RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCAR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE FORECASTING HEAVY  
RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING  
AND DEBRIS FLOWS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 
 
 
 
 
LUDWIG  
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