Flood in Granite County, Montana

Flood June 7, 2011 · Granite County, Montana

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Boulder creek near Maxville flooded and isolated one resident. A road flooded near the east fork of Rock creek. Debris piled up against many bridges across the county. Many residents protected their property with sandbags.

The wider storm

A mid level circulation over southwest Montana brought widespread heavy rainfall. This same area received significant rainfall the week before. This rainfall in addition to a heavy snow pack had saturated the ground with streams and rivers running high.

Began near Philipsburg (46.2800, -113.1400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 314624. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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