Headline:
Flood Watch issued September 18 at 10:59PM MDT until September 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 9:59pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible, along
with Flash Flooding of recent burn scars.
* WHERE...All of South Central and Southeast Montana, and Sheridan
County Wyoming.
* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks and
other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in
poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 1 to 3 inches of additional rainfall is expected across the watch
area through Sunday. Locally heavier totals over 4 inches are
possible where thunderstorm activity is more persistent.
- The Robertson Draw, East Side, Elk, and McGhee-Remington burn
scars are particularly vulnerable to Flash Flooding and debris
flows during the watch period. Any other burn scars from this
summer will have elevated Flash Flood potential as well.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Please monitor forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings.
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take
action should flooding develop.
Area Description:
Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Northern Park; Golden Valley; Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Judith Gap; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Crazy Mountains; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Sweet Grass; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Melville Foothills; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southern Wheatland; Southwestern Yellowstone; Northeast Bighorn Mountains; Sheridan Foothills
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov