Active AlertsMonarch, MT

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the meltincreasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach criticallevels.* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to bepossible.* WHERE...A portion of central Montana, including the followingarea, Little Belt and Highwood Mountains.* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Friday morning.* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Rain, heavy at times, is possible Wednesday into Thursday.Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Snow ispossible for elevations above 7000 feet. This amount ofrainfall, combined with currently saturated groundconditions, could result in flooding of creeks and steams inthe Monarch and Neihart areas.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood