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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Billings, MT

June 9, 2017Stillwater County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this river flood warning at Jun 9, 2017, 3:23 AM MDT for Stillwater County, Montana. It took effect at Jun 9, 2017, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2017, 3:23 AM MDT (09:23 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 9, 2017, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 11, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Stillwater County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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 Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee (SRAM8). The gauge peaked at 6.68 ft at Jun 9, 2017, 7:00 AM MDT.

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Minor stage
7.5 ft
Moderate stage
8 ft
Major stage
9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06205000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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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.