Headline:
Flood Watch issued September 19 at 1:30PM MDT until September 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 12:30pm
Expires:
September 20, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
A slow moving weather system will continue to impact the region
through Sunday. Thunderstorms embedded in the more general rainfall
have the potential to produce flash flooding, particularly over
recent burn scars.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible, along
with flash flooding over 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...
- Total rainfall amounts between 1 and 3 inches will be common
across the watch area. 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. Any other burn scars from this summer will have elevated
Flash Flood potential as well.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Monitor the latest 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; Fallon; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; 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