Flood — Sanders, Montana

2018-05-18 to 2018-05-20 · near Thompson Falls, Sanders, Montana

Event narrative

The Clark Fork River again reached flood stage and caused flooding of the access road to the sewage lagoons outside of Plains.

Wider weather episode

Above normal snowpack combined with a warmer than normal May contributed to flooding across western Montana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 753973. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.