THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… WEST CENTRAL YELLOWSTONE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA… * UNTIL 945 PM MDT. *

“ AT 647 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA, FROM LAUREL TO BILLINGS. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS. HAZARD…FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS. SOURCE…RADAR. IMPACT…FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW- LYING AREAS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE… BILLINGS AND LAUREL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE ON OR ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS, FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT IN PLACES. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND REQUEST THEY PASS THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS. && FLASH FLOOD…RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE…1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR,” according to the NWS.

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