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River Flood Watch 7, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this river flood watch at May 24, 2009, 4:07 PM MDT for Ravalli County, Montana. It took effect at May 27, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2009, 4:07 PM MDT (22:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2009, 5:02 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
- Flood severity
- None
County Ravalli County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Bitterroot River at Bell Crossing near Victor (VICM8).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 11.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12350250, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:45 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 42 hr |
| May 24, 4:07 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Missoula | 37 hr |
| May 24, 4:07 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | MSO | Missoula | 37 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.