Montana, 1999

Flood in Montana, August 11 to 12, 1999

August 11 to 12, 1999 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Custer

When
August 11, 9:15 PM MST to August 12, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Custer County, Miles City
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms and continual overnight rain flooded the Main Street Underpass and flooded the library in Miles City. Almost two inches of rain fell from the afternoon of the 11th to the early morning hours of the 12th.

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.

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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: 5711084.