Flash Flood — Yellowstone, Montana

2023-06-02 · near Billings Logan Arpt, Yellowstone, Montana

$1.6M

Property damage

Event narrative

Many roads on the west side of Billings were flooded and closed. Gable Road was particularly hit hard. Birely Drain and Big Ditch overflowed their banks washing out a portion of Gable Road. The cost to repair Gable Road will be about 600K. Total flood damage costs to the city will be around $1M.

Wider weather episode

A very moist, easterly surface flow was in place across the Billings area. An area of moderate to heavy rain, with an occasional embedded thunderstorm, positioned itself over western Yellowstone County during the evening hours of the 2nd. Many areas were flooded, especially the west side of Billings.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1113257. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.