Flood, Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass
- When
- June 20, 1:00 AM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Wheatland/Park/Sweet Grass forecast zone
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Flood in Montana, June 20, 1998
Emergency Officials in Livingston reported flooding at 9th street island near interstate 90. 0 foot flood stage as moderate rainfall in the mountains combined with rapidly melting snow to cause the Yellowstone river to rise nearly a foot and a half in 24 hours.
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.
Emergency Officials in Livingston reported flooding at 9th street island near interstate 90. The Yellowstone River crested near the 8.0 foot flood stage as moderate rainfall in the mountains combined with rapidly melting snow to cause the Yellowstone river to rise nearly a foot and a half in 24 hours.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 20, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
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: 5649834.