Avisos

Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 2:48PM MDT until June 11 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MTHalf an inch to an inch of rain fell Sunday night into Mondaymorning over the Beartooth/Absaroka mountains. Much of this rainfell on a substantial snowpack above 8500 feet, likely increasingsnowmelt runoff into small creeks and streams emanating from themountains. Several stream gages are showing rises this afternoon,but it takes up to 24 hours for runoff to make it down into the morepopulated foothills locations. As a result will extend the floodadvisory through Tuesday to allow the water to work through thesystem before giving the all clear.* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt isexpected.* WHERE...A portion of south central Montana, including thefollowing counties, southwestern Carbon, southern Park,southwestern Stillwater and southwestern Sweet Grass.* WHEN...Until 600 PM MDT Tuesday.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding of areas adjacent to small creeks andstreams. Water may fill culverts and flow over rural roads inplaces. Road damage is possible where water flows over roadways.Stream bank erosion may be extensive in spots.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 234 PM MDT, Additional runoff from last nightsprecipitation, into already full streams and creeks, willlikely result in minor flooding along small streams andcreeks flowing out of the Beartooth/Absaroka mountains.- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall isexpected. Snowmelt will continue to keep waterways runninghigh through the week.- Some locations included in the flood advisory include...Red Lodge, Bearcreek, Chico Hot Springs, Nye, Mc Leod, MysticLake, Dean, Alpine, Pine Creek, Jardine, Chico, Roscoe,Emigrant, Fishtail, Luther, Corwin Springs, Fox and Washoe.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads, find analternate route. Roads and driveways may be damaged or washed out inplaces.Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can becomeunstable and unsafe.It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers,or creeks. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks whilethe threat of flooding exists.Please report observed flooding to local emergency officials andrequest they pass the information to the National Weather Service inBillings.

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