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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
316 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
.THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN, WILL BRING A RISK
OF FLASH FLOODING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-
SOUTHEASTERN CARBON-BIGHORN CANYON-NORTHERN CARBON-PRYOR/NORTHERN
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF PRYOR, JOLIET, RED LODGE, BRIDGER,
FROMBERG, FORT SMITH, BURGESS JCT, LODGE GRASS, MCLEOD, LIVINGSTON,
EMIGRANT, COOKE CITY, FISHTAIL, AND SHERIDAN
316 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS, BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, BIGHORN
CANYON, LIVINGSTON AREA, NORTHERN CARBON, PARADISE VALLEY,
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, RED LODGE FOOTHILLS, SOUTHEASTERN
CARBON AND SOUTHERN BIG HORN AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS AND SHERIDAN
FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. RECENT BURN
SCARS, INCLUDING THE ROBERTSON DRAW AND EAST SIDE SOUTH OF RED
LODGE, AND THE ELK ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIGHORN
MOUNTAINS, ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
LESTER
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