Flood, Butte / Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 8, 5:40 PM MST to February 10, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Butte / Blackfoot Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.306, -113.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Montana, February 8 to 10, 1996
Flooding occurred on Little Big Horn River in Big Horn County of South Central Montana. Several homes threatened at Crow Agency and people were evacuating homes in Benteen.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 BYZ wrote it up.
Flooding occurred on Little Big Horn River in Big Horn County of South Central Montana. Several homes threatened at Crow Agency and people were evacuating homes in Benteen. Water was across Interstate 90.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, February 8 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 8 to 11, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 8, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, February 8 to 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, February 8 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 8, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 8 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, February 8, 1996
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: 5537868.