Flood, Sheridan
- When
- March 17, 11:00 PM MST to March 30, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Montana, March 17 to 30, 1999
The Big Muddy river rose above the estimated flood stage of 12 feet on March 17. m.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $10,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
The Big Muddy river rose above the estimated flood stage of 12 feet on March 17. The river remained above flood stage through March 29, peaking at 16.59 feet at 11 a.m. on March 22. The rising waters inundated three roads in the area. Homestead Road west of Homestead remained inundated through March 30th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Roosevelt
- When
- March 17, 11:00 PM MST to March 30, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (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
- High Wind in Iowa, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, March 17 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, March 17 to 18, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, March 17 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, March 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17, 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: 5683120, 5683121.