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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

806 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2008



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CARTER MT-

806 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHERN CARTER COUNTY...



PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING OVER SOUTHERN CARTER 

COUNTY...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS  EVENING 

WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RADAR ESTIMATES A WIDE 

SWATH OF 2 TO 3 PLUS INCHES OF RAIN FELL THIS AFTERNOON AND 

EVENING...FROM NEAR RIDGE TO NORTH OF ALBION...LIKELY RESULTING IN 

FLASH FLOODING. 



AT 545 PM MDT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CARTER COUNTY INDICATED THAT HAWKS 

NEST CREEK WAS CLOSE TO FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 323...ABOUT 35 MILES 

SOUTH OF EKALAKA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

RIDGEWAY....RIDGE...ALBION AND ALZADA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS 

WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO 

GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF 

YOU NOTICE RISING WATER.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BILLINGS.



LAT...LON 4550 10497 4572 10406 4503 10406 4501 10504

TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 180DEG 0KT 4538 10454



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