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Flood Watch 5, NWS Missoula, MT

May 14, 201811 counties in Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this flood watch at May 14, 2018, 1:21 PM MDT for 11 counties in Montana. It was in force for 71 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2018, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
71 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 2:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMSOMissoula66 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Montana, 2018Every flood watch in 2018

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.