Flood — Sanders, Montana

2006-11-07 to 2006-11-08 · near Heron, Sanders, Montana

Event narrative

County roads and private drives were flooded just off Highway 56 near Bull River.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain on top of snow pack caused small streams to over top their banks in Lincoln, Sanders and Ravalli Counties. Rainfall totals over a two day period ranged from 2 to 3 inches in the valleys and 6 to 7 inches in the mountains. In Lincoln County, some bridge washouts were reported with county wide small stream flooding. In Sanders County, a few county roads and private drives were flooded. In Ravalli County, Kootenai Creek flooded near Stevensville and washed out a bridge.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 4411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.