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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
634 AM MDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
   
..72 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS AS OF WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12TH  
 
FOR PRECIPITATION REPORTS OF 0.1 INCH OR GREATER.  
 
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER  
   
..WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY  
 
THE KNEES - COOP 1.22 IN 0600 AM 08/15 COOP  
CARTER 0.99 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOMA EIGHTEEN NW 0.58 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
FORT BENTON 0.53 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
BIG SANDY AIRPORT 0.50 IN 0620 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SUNNYBROOK COLONY 0.48 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
MEADOWLANE 0.44 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS  
 
LINCOLN RAWS 0.46 IN 0603 AM 08/15 RAWS  
FLESHER PASS S-279 MP 30.5 0.27 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
LINCOLN 0.24 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
MACDONALD PASS (MT DOT) 0.10 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT  
 
GLEASON RAWS 1.28 IN 0509 AM 08/15 RAWS  
GATES PARK 0.68 IN 0510 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BENCHMARK RAWS 0.64 IN 0508 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
 
GRAY/PEEBLES RANCH 0.83 IN 0627 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHOTEAU FOUR NW 0.62 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHOTEAU 0.54 IN 0620 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHOTEAU SOUTH US-287 MP 56.0 0.31 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS  
 
LITTLE SNOWY RAWS 0.76 IN 0540 AM 08/15 RAWS  
JUDITH PEAK RAWS 0.34 IN 0552 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS  
 
HARKNESS RAWS 0.70 IN 0605 AM 08/15 RAWS  
ANTELOPE RAWS 0.37 IN 0559 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BRENNER RAWS 0.16 IN 0547 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY  
 
FRENCH CREEK RAWS 0.84 IN 0516 AM 08/15 RAWS  
WISE RIVER 0.50 IN 0516 AM 08/15 RAWS  
STEELE CREEK RAWS 0.45 IN 0554 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
 
BROWNING RAWS 1.52 IN 0521 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BROWNING 0.10 IN 0500 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY  
 
CHINOOK US-2 MP 403.5 0.22 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..MISSOURI HEADWATERS  
 
2 WNW THREE FORKS 2.20 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
2 NW LOGAN 1.33 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
WHITEHALL RAWS 1.31 IN 0515 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BOULDER SOUTH MT-69 MP 27.7 0.80 IN 0601 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS  
 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RAWS 0.96 IN 0557 AM 08/15 RAWS  
NEWLAN CREEK RAWS 0.50 IN 0508 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..MADISON RIVER VALLEY  
 
4 WSW ENNIS 0.21 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
1 NNW ENNIS 0.17 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
ENNIS 0.14 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
   
..LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS  
 
MONARCH CANYON (MT DOT) 1.30 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
PORPHORY PEAK RAWS 0.67 IN 0605 AM 08/15 RAWS  
KINGS HILL US_89 MP 28.5 0.38 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
S. FORK JUDITH RAWS -12 NE C 0.36 IN 0553 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP  
 
CHARLIE 0.12 IN 0540 AM 08/15 AWOS  
   
..HILL COUNTY  
 
INVERNESS TEN SOUTH SOUTHEAS 0.83 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
RUDYARD 0.52 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
9 W HAVRE 0.32 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
GOLDSTONE 0.31 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
INVERNESS SEVENTEEN S 0.31 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
HAVRE AIRPORT 0.28 IN 0603 AM 08/15 ASOS  
GILDFORD 6SE 0.24 IN 0620 AM 08/15 CWOP  
KREMLIN 3ESE 0.13 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
HINGHAM 0.11 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..HELENA VALLEY  
 
10 N HELENA COCORAHS 0.62 IN 0600 AM 08/15 COCORAHS  
HELENA 0.54 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
HELENA RAWS - 9 N HELENA 0.53 IN 0553 AM 08/15 RAWS  
HELENA AIRPORT 0.37 IN 0553 AM 08/15 ASOS  
HELENA 0.34 IN 1218 AM 08/15 CWOP  
HELENA 0.31 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
EAST HELENA 0.26 IN 0619 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS  
 
DEARBORN RAWS 1.06 IN 0530 AM 08/15 RAWS  
CASCADE 0.80 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
WOLF CREEK 0.24 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS  
 
GNF WEST ZONE-PORTABLE 1.81 IN 0555 AM 08/15 RAWS  
HEBGEN LAKE (RAWS) 1.33 IN 0539 AM 08/15 RAWS  
SHENANGO RAWS- 9 SSW GALLATI 0.91 IN 0539 AM 08/15 RAWS  
WEST YELLOWSTONE 0.69 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
BURNT CREEK RAWS 0.57 IN 0543 AM 08/15 RAWS  
RED ROCK RAWS 0.52 IN 0602 AM 08/15 RAWS  
YELLOW MULE RAWS 0.32 IN 0604 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..GALLATIN VALLEY  
 
BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE AIRPORT 0.91 IN 0556 AM 08/15 ASOS  
1 NNW BOZEMAN HOT SPRING 0.85 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
BOZEMAN 0.54 IN 0600 AM 08/15 CWOP  
1 NNE BOZEMAN 0.46 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
BELGRADE 0.41 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
MANHATTAN 0.24 IN 0601 AM 08/15 CWOP  
2 ESE BOZEMAN 0.21 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
BOZEMAN 0.14 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
BOZEMAN 0.11 IN 0609 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT  
 
ARMELLS CREEK RAWS 1.17 IN 0541 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BEACON HILL US-87 MP 35.0 0.43 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
LEWISTOWN 0.27 IN 0614 AM 08/15 CWOP  
BOHEMIAN CORNER JCT MT-19 US 0.19 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS  
 
ELKHORN RAWS - 8 W TOWNSEND 0.80 IN 0554 AM 08/15 RAWS  
GALENA RAWS 0.61 IN 0547 AM 08/15 RAWS  
CLANCY 0.38 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SPOKANE CREEK US-287 MP 55.7 0.16 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY  
 
CHESTER TEN S 1.36 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER-7 SOUTH 1.27 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
RIVERVIEW COL EIGHT WNW 1.04 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM SIXTEEN SW 1.02 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM THREE SE 0.99 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN FIVE SW 0.96 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN 11NNW 0.89 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOTHAIR FOUR S 0.77 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
9 NNE FERDIG 0.75 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
CHESTER FOUR NE 0.75 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER SIX NW 0.75 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOTHAIR THREE SE 0.74 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TCTIBER 0.66 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SHELBY 0.60 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM SIX SW 0.58 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM SEVEN SOUTH-SW 0.58 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
RIVERVIEW COLONY 0.54 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM FIFTEEN SE 0.53 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
GALATA 0.51 IN 0600 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM TWELVE SOUTH 0.50 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER 0.49 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM SIXTEEN E 0.44 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
GRASSY BUTTE THREE SE 0.44 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
WHITLASH EIGHT SSE 0.42 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
EAGLE CREEK COLONY 0.41 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM SIX EAST 0.39 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOTHAIR THREE NE 0.38 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER THIRTEEN SOUTH 0.38 IN 0611 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN THIRTEEN SOUTH 0.37 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER DAM 6W 0.35 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER-12SOUTH 0.33 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN 9N 0.32 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER SIX N 0.30 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
DEVON FIVE SW 0.28 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER 0.27 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
GALATA 0.24 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER 0.24 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER NINE NW 0.24 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
WHITLASH THIRTEEN ENE 0.23 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER 0.23 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER NW 0.22 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER TWO NNE 0.21 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER SIX NW 0.21 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER TEN NW 0.20 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER 0.19 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
CHESTER-5NW 0.18 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN 0.18 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN 17 NORTH 0.18 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN 0.17 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
GRASSY BUTTE 2SE 0.15 IN 0616 AM 08/15 CWOP  
WHITLASH 0.15 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOTHAIR TWELVE N 0.14 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
LOTHAIR 3E 0.13 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TIBER TEN N 0.13 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
BEARS DEN 9 ENE 0.12 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
GALATA SIX NE 0.12 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
DEVON THREE WEST 0.12 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
JOPLIN SEVENTEEN NNW 0.11 IN 0617 AM 08/15 CWOP  
HILL 0.10 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
DEVON TWO S 0.10 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON  
 
3 ENE DUTTON COCORAHS 0.91 IN 0524 AM 08/15 COCORAHS  
6 ENE POWER 0.70 IN 0455 AM 08/15 AWOS  
CONRAD 23E 0.44 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
TETON RIVER I-15 MP 319.0 0.35 IN 0601 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
6 NNE FAIRFIELD 0.21 IN 0455 AM 08/15 AWOS  
   
..EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA  
 
CUT BANK AIRPORT 1.43 IN 0556 AM 08/15 ASOS  
3 SE SUNBURST 0.86 IN 0610 AM 08/15 AWS  
VALIER JCT 1-15 MP 347.0 0.28 IN 0602 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
KEVIN 0.27 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
ETHRIDGE THREE SE 0.22 IN 0620 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SUNBURST 0.21 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SHELBY AIRPORT 0.17 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..EAST GLACIER PARK REGION  
 
DEEP CREEK RAWS 1.84 IN 0521 AM 08/15 RAWS  
SAINT MARY RAWS 1.01 IN 0511 AM 08/15 RAWS  
   
..CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT  
 
GREAT FALLS AIRPORT 1.12 IN 0612 AM 08/15 ASOS  
INDIA 0.70 IN 0510 AM 08/15 AWOS  
MALMSTROM AFB 0.62 IN 0555 AM 08/15 AWOS  
GREAT FALLS 0.52 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
SUN RIVER 0.39 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
ALPHA 0.39 IN 0505 AM 08/15 AWOS  
VAUGHN 0.37 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..CANYON FERRY AREA  
 
GINGER RAWS 0.62 IN 0603 AM 08/15 RAWS  
TOWNSEND 0.32 IN 0619 AM 08/15 CWOP  
   
..BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS  
 
HELENA PORTABLE NO. 2 0.46 IN 0529 AM 08/15 RAWS  
BATTLE RIDGE 0.45 IN 0611 AM 08/15 RAWS  
GREAT FALLS 0.35 IN 0615 AM 08/15 CWOP  
ELK PEAK 0.30 IN 0500 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
BOZEMAN PASS (MT DOT) 0.29 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
BRIDGER CANYON MT-86 MP 16.7 0.13 IN 0600 AM 08/15 MESOWEST  
   
..BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT  
 
N/A  
   
..BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE  
 
BIG SANDY 5.57 IN 0618 AM 08/15 CWOP  
FORT BELKNAP RAWS 0.85 IN 0518 AM 08/15 RAWS  
LITTLE BULLWHACKER CREEK RAW 0.85 IN 0532 AM 08/15 RAWS  
ROCKY BOY RAWS 0.61 IN 0518 AM 08/15 RAWS  
 
 
 
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING  
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS  
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.  
 
 
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