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Flood Watch 3, NWS Missoula, MT

March 20, 2026Lincoln County, Mineral County, Sanders County, Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this flood watch at Mar 20, 2026, 4:58 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Mineral County, Sanders County, Montana. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2026, 4:58 PM MDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT
Flood severity
None

Counties Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.