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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
754 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR IN...
NORTHWESTERN BROADWATER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA...
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM MDT.
* AT 754 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL
RATE IS 1 TO 2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR
WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK,
MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND AROUND THE
HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN BROADWATER AND SOUTHEASTERN
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES.
THE THUNDERSTORM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED TOWARDS THE NORTH SIDE AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN SCAR. ANY FLOODING OR DEBRIS FLOW THAT
STARTS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY IMPACT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
BURN SCAR EVEN IF THOSE AREAS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES
IN THE HORSE GULCH BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN
PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
LAT...LON 4672 11166 4672 11162 4670 11161 4670 11159
4669 11159 4668 11161 4665 11160 4665 11166
4666 11166 4666 11169 4667 11169 4667 11172
4666 11172 4666 11173 4667 11173 4667 11174
4670 11173 4671 11168 4673 11167 4673 11166
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
GLINSKAS
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