Headline:
Flood Watch issued September 19 at 10:40PM MDT until September 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 9:40pm
Expires:
September 20, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
A slow moving weather system will continue to impact the region
through Sunday. The risk of flooding continues, especially over
Southeast Montana and Northeast Wyoming.
* 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...
- The heaviest rainfall is slowly shifting over Southeastern
Montana and Northeast Wyoming. The risk of flooding over
south-centeral Montana is decreasing.
- 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