Flood — Lincoln, Montana

2018-05-05 to 2018-05-11 · near Yakt, Lincoln, Montana

Event narrative

The Yaak River reached minor flood stage and affected low lying areas adjacent to the river.

Wider weather episode

The combination of above normal mountain snow-pack up to 200% of normal and warmer than normal temperatures in the month of May led to continued and new river flooding. Missoula County reported that the tally for damage was to the amount of $450,000.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 753009. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.