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Flood Watch 6, NWS Missoula, MT

May 15, 2018Flathead County, Lincoln County, Sanders County, Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this flood watch at May 15, 2018, 2:58 PM MDT for Flathead County, Lincoln County, Sanders County, Montana. It took effect at May 16, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2018, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 17, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Flathead County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 15, 1:43 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningMSOLincoln51 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.