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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
749 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026
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SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST YELLOWSTONE, TARGHEE PASS, BIG SKY,
RAYNOLDS PASS, AND ROGERS PASS
749 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-BEARS
PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-LITTLE
BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-HELENA
VALLEY-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY
VALLEYS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI
HEADWATERS-GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STANFORD, MACDONALD PASS, BOULDER, CLANCY,
CANYON CREEK, TOWNSEND, GEYSER, BYNUM, CHECKERBOARD, WILLOW CREEK,
HOBSON, MAUDLOW, CARTER, TOSTON, THREE FORKS, ROCKY BOY, MONTANA
CITY, WHITEHALL, CRAIG, HILGER, RAYNESFORD, BOZEMAN, WOLF CREEK,
BENCHLAND, CORBIN, HOMESTAKE PASS, HARRISON, FLOWEREE, NEIHART,
TRIDENT, MOCCASIN, FORT BENTON, BOZEMAN PASS, WICKES, HELENA, DEEP
CREEK PASS, LEWISTOWN, CHOTEAU, LINCOLN, MARTINSDALE, GALLATIN
GATEWAY, PENDROY, GREAT FALLS, FLESHER PASS, ELK PARK PASS, WINSTON,
MARYSVILLE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WINDHAM, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, PONY,
KINGS HILL PASS, RINGLING, AND MONARCH
749 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS AND NEAR BURN SCARS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESSIVE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE UNDER HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR, GREAT FALLS, BOZEMAN, HELENA,
LEWISTOWN, TOWNSEND, FORT BENTON, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
CASCADE, BIG SANDY, STANFORD, LINCOLN, BELGRADE, EAST HELENA,
THREE FORKS, MANHATTAN, BELT, GERALDINE, DENTON, HOBSON AND THE
HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR.
- 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.
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