Montana, 1998

Flash Flooding in Montana, July 3, 1998

July 3, 1998 · NWS BYZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Wheatland

When
July 3, 2:30 AM MST to 3:30 AM MST
Where
Wheatland County, 6 mi E of Harlowton
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.466, -109.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A slow moving thunderstorm with heavy rain produced water up to a foot deep 6 miles east of Harlowton on Highway 12.

Flash Flood, Musselshell

When
July 3, 3:30 AM MST to 5:30 AM MST
Where
Musselshell County, Roundup
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.497, -108.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A slow moving thunderstorm with heavy rain caused water to run over roads on the east end of Roundup. Over one inch of rain fell during a ten minute period. The Roundup Tribune reported that several basements were flooded.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5658057, 5658058.