Flash Flood — Stillwater, Montana

2023-06-06 · near Columbus, Stillwater, Montana

Event narrative

County Road 306 was washed out and North Ridge Road was closed due to Keyser Creek overflowing.

Wider weather episode

A very moist, easterly surface flow advected 50 to 60 degree dewpoints from the central plains into the Billings Forecast Area. In addition, atmospheric precipitable waters were well over 1.00. Steering winds were light resulting in slow-moving thunderstorms. Although some large hail occurred with a few thunderstorms, the main impact was heavy rain and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1097139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.