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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
253 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2025
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MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN
MADISON BELOW 6000FT-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD
MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: VIRGINIA CITY, HARRISON, PONY,
SHERIDAN, AND ENNIS
253 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RECENT BURN SCARS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE RECENT BURN SCARS ACROSS MADISON
COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS
THAN ONE HOUR FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
* WHERE...THE RECENT BURN SCARS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY, WITH THE
GREATEST IMPACTS FROM DEBRIS FLOW POSSIBLE ON THE CLOUDREST,
BIVENS CREEK, AND MCALLISTER BURN SCARS.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE RECENT BURN SCARS ACROSS MADISON
COUNTY IS EXPECTED UP TO AND DURING THE PERIOD OF THE WATCH.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE RECENT BURN SCARS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY SHOULD
PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS. BE SURE TO STAY UP TO DATE
WITH INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
HEAVY RAINFALL COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND
DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS.
* 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...
PLAN NOW SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. KEEP INFORMED
BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
BRUSDA
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