Montana, 1996

Flood in Montana, March 15 to 17, 1996

March 15 to 17, 1996 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Flooding of Yellowstone River occurred near Hathaway in east central Rosebud County of southeast Montana. One house was flooded and some farm equipment was carried away.

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 of Yellowstone River occurred near Hathaway in east central Rosebud County of southeast Montana. One house was flooded and some farm equipment was carried away. Also, minor flooding along the Yellowstone River occurred east of Miles City in Custer County of southeast Montana.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, North Rocky Mountain Front

When
March 15, 9:00 AM MST to March 17, 12:00 AM MST
Where
North Rocky Mountain Front 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: 5540411.