Flood in Montana, February 12 to 19, 1996

Name: Flood in Montana, February 12 to 19, 1996
Start: 1996-02-12T17:00
End: 1996-02-19T11:00
Location: Montana

February 12 to 19, 1996 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Melting snow and ice jams lead to rising waters on the Yellowstone River. Flooding along the shores of the river occurred around Sidney and Savage.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.

Melting snow and ice jams lead to rising waters on the Yellowstone River. Flooding along the shores of the river occurred around Sidney and Savage.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Beaverhead

When: February 12, 5:00 PM MST to February 19, 11:00 AM MST
Where: Beaverhead forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Montana in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, February 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582842.