Montana, 1996

Flood in Montana, February 22 to 28, 1996

February 22 to 28, 1996 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Runoff from melting snow caused water levels on the Milk River from Saco to the Mouth of the Milk River at the Missouri River to rise to near flood stage. Flooding occurred along the low land in the river valley.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Runoff from melting snow caused water levels on the Milk River from Saco to the Mouth of the Milk River at the Missouri River to rise to near flood stage. Flooding occurred along the low land in the river valley.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Beaverhead

When
February 22, 3:30 PM MST to February 28, 3:20 PM MST
Where
Beaverhead forecast zone

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

More

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582847.