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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Billings MT
130 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.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.

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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-
Including the locations of Wilsall, Joliet, Emigrant, Absarokee,
Livingston, Fort Smith, Lodge Grass, Forsyth, Red Lodge, Judith Gap,
Harlowton, Burgess Jct, McLeod, Sheridan, Roundup, Baker, Hardin,
Hysham, Pryor, Custer, Columbus, Broadus, Billings, Cooke City,
Pompeys Pillar, Lavina, Fishtail, Crow Agency, Miles City, Ekalaka,
Lame Deer, Big Timber, Ryegate, Colstrip, Clyde Park, Bridger,
Melville, and Fromberg
130 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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NV

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