Heavy Rain in Lincoln County, Montana

Heavy Rain March 17, 2017 – March 19, 2017 · Lincoln County, Montana

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At least four trailer homes in Troy were directly impacted by water that had flowed over US-2 from an unauthorized channel that had overflowed. In Libby, a home cellar was flooded, the Libby Elementary School saw minor issues and Education Way was closed due to flooding caused by a clogged drainage. Silver Butte Creek south of Libby filled with debris causing it to re-route and surround a house with water during the early morning hours of the 19th. Several culverts had to be replaced due to washouts.

The wider storm

An atmospheric river brought moderate rainfall to northwest Montana which was already soaked from previous rains. This contributed to mudslides and homes being flooded.

Began near Libby (48.3469, -115.5347).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 680676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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