Flood, Daniels
- When
- March 15, 7:00 PM MST to March 29, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Montana, March 15 to 30, 1999
Rapidly melting snow pack caused area creeks and streams to overflow their banks. Some road damage including a few road washouts and closures were a result.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 GGW wrote it up.
Rapidly melting snow pack caused area creeks and streams to overflow their banks. Some road damage including a few road washouts and closures were a result. A small ranch dam broke in eastern Valley County as a result of the high water flow and a few cows were temporarily stranded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Phillips
- When
- March 15, 7:00 PM MST to March 16, 9:17 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Roosevelt
- When
- March 15, 7:00 PM MST to March 30, 8:45 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Sheridan
- When
- March 15, 7:00 PM MST to March 30, 8:45 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Valley
- When
- March 15, 7:00 PM MST to March 29, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 15 to 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Montana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 1999
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: 5683218, 5683219, 5683220, 5683221, 5683222.