525  
WGUS65 KTFX 141919  
FFATFX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
119 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
 
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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 ELK PARK PASS, MOCCASIN, FLOWEREE, CRAIG,  
THREE FORKS, BOULDER, BOZEMAN, CARTER, BOZEMAN PASS, NEIHART,  
PENDROY, CANYON CREEK, BYNUM, HILGER, RINGLING, WINSTON, GEYSER,  
GALLATIN GATEWAY, TRIDENT, HOBSON, HARRISON, LEWISTOWN, HOMESTAKE  
PASS, PONY, BENCHLAND, WHITEHALL, FORT BENTON, WICKES, CHECKERBOARD,  
MAUDLOW, WINDHAM, GREAT FALLS, LINCOLN, RAYNESFORD, CLANCY, ROCKY  
BOY, HELENA, MARYSVILLE, CHOTEAU, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, TOWNSEND,  
CORBIN, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WILLOW CREEK, WOLF CREEK, MONARCH,  
DEEP CREEK PASS, MACDONALD PASS, MONTANA CITY, STANFORD, TOSTON,  
MARTINSDALE, KINGS HILL PASS, AND FLESHER PASS  
119 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT  
 
* 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...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.  
 
* 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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