Heavy Rain — Lincoln, Montana

2017-03-17 to 2017-03-19 · near Libby, Lincoln, Montana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 680676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.