Montana, 2025Flood in Montana, February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
An ice jam, along with local runoff into the Yellowstone River near Glendive, helped produce minor flooding in the Glendive area.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
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An ice jam, along with local runoff into the Yellowstone River near Glendive, helped produce minor flooding in the Glendive area.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 26, 3:51 AM MST, 8 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:51 AM MST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Flood, Dawson
- When
- February 26, 12:30 PM MST to 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson County, 1.64 mi NNE of Glendive to 2.35 mi SW of Glendive
- Cause
- Ice Jam
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 47.123, -104.719
Emergency Manager for Dawson County reported minor flooding occurred with this event. However, the flooding occurred quickly as the river stage spiked to 55.15 feet, or 1.65 feet above (minor) Flood stage.
- 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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1229741.