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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Billings MT
903 AM MDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.The combination of a moist and unstable air mass with slow moving
thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain, will bring a risk
of flash flooding Wednesday afternoon and evening.

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Red Lodge Foothills-Paradise Valley-Livingston Area-Beartooth
Foothills-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains-Southern Big Horn-
Southeastern Carbon-Bighorn Canyon-Northern Carbon-Pryor/Northern
Bighorn Mountains-Northeast Bighorn Mountains-Sheridan Foothills-
Including the locations of Fromberg, Cooke City, McLeod, Burgess Jct,
Bridger, Fort Smith, Livingston, Emigrant, Joliet, Lodge Grass,
Sheridan, Red Lodge, Pryor, and Fishtail
903 AM MDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Montana, including the following
  areas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, Bighorn
  Canyon, Livingston Area, Northern Carbon, Paradise Valley,
  Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains, Red Lodge Foothills, Southeastern
  Carbon and Southern Big Horn and north central Wyoming, including
  the following areas, Northeast Bighorn Mountains and Sheridan
  Foothills.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Recent burn
  scars, including the Robertson Draw and East Side south of Red
  Lodge, and the Elk along the eastern slopes of the Bighorn
  Mountains, are at risk of experiencing flash flooding and debris
  flows.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain are expected
    Wednesday afternoon and evening. These storms may cause localized
    flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor the forecast and be prepared to take action should
Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Lester

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