... The Flood Warning remains in effect for the following river...
The Flood Warning continues for the Bitterroot river near Missoula. * From Friday evening until Saturday early afternoon. * At 10am Wednesday the stage was 11.9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * This river crested at 11.9 ft at 05/21 10:15. This river is forecast to fall below flood stage around Saturday early afternoon. However... this river is expected to rise again... reaching flood stage levels by Friday evening. * At 12.0 feet... flooding of farmland and some roads along the Bitterroot river from Lolo to the confluence with the Clark Fork river is occurring.
320 PM MDT Wed may 21 2008
... The Flood Warning remains in effect for the following river...
The Flood Warning continues for the Bitterroot river near Darby. * Until tomorrow morning. * At 10am Wednesday the stage was 7.8 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 7.5 feet. * At 8.0 feet... flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river will occur.Flooding can also be expected to inundate several County roads. Flood prone roadways include: Fox farm Road 1.5 miles north of Corvallis, Russell Lane 5 miles south of Hamilton and the east Gorus loop 2 miles north of Darby.
1020 am MDT Wed may 21 2008
Forecast information for Bitterroot river near Victor... * at 09am Wednesday the stage was 10.5 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * At 11.0 feet... minor flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river from Hamilton to Florence may occur. The forecasted stage of 10.9 feet compares to a previous stage of 10.7 feet that occurred on may 18 1997.
518 am MDT Wed may 21 2008
Forecasted information for Bitterroot river near Victor... * at 3 am Wednesday the stage was 10.4 feet. * No flooding is currently forecasted. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * This river is expected to rise later... reaching levels around 10.9 this afternoon. At this time... any rise is expected to remain near or at flood stage levels. * At 11.0 feet... minor flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river from Hamilton to Florence may occur. The forecasted stage of 10.9 feet compares to a previous stage of 10.7 feet that occurred on may 18 1997.
Areal Flood Advisory
Statement as of 3:02 PM MDT on May 21, 2008
The National Weather Service in Missoula has extended the
* small stream flood advisory for Missoula County in west central Montana...
* until further notice.
* Small creeks across Missoula County continue to flow at bankfull and in some locations are overflowing their banks which may cause flooding to low lying areas along the creeks. County officials have reported some County roads have been flooded by creek waters. These creeks will remain high in response to snowmelt through into Thursday.
The National Weather Service in Missoula has extended the
* small stream flood advisory for... Ravalli County in west central Montana...
* until further notice.
* Many streams continue to flow at bankfull levels or overflow their banks due to snowmelt. Water is also flooding many County roads and approaching many low lying structures throughout the County.
= Probability of Precipitation
