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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 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.
Where it happened
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
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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
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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 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.