Flood — Ravalli, Montana

2017-06-13 · near Hamilton Rvlli Co Ar, Ravalli, Montana

Event narrative

The heavy rain had widespread impacts in Ravalli county. RAWS sensors reported between 1 to 3 inches overnight from June 12 to June 13, with Gird Point RAWS receiving 3.67 inches over the 2-day event. Spotters reported water flowing over driveways and local roads near Stevensville, MT. Victor, MT fire department reported flooding at Middle Bear Creek. Water overwhelmed culverts and washed over roads east of Stevensville causing $15,000 of damage for the road department. Homeowners on the east side of the Bitterroot Valley reported damages to garages, driveways, and gardens, with many public roads seeing water over roads. Skalkaho Highway, MT-38, was closed June 13th due to water on roadways.

Wider weather episode

A closed low pressure system brought widespread heavy precipitation amounts of 1-3' across portions of western Montana. The combination of heavy rain and continued high elevation snow melt caused rapid rises on small streams and creeks, especially around Georgetown Lake, Philipsburg, Drummond, and the Sapphire Mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 705322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.