Local Flood Warnings – Fri June 10, 2011

Here are the latest flood warnings for area rivers from the National Weather Service office in Great Falls:

Flood Warnings- As of 9:00am FRI 6-10-11

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
             THE TETON RIVER 3 SE DUTTON.
 * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
 * AT  5:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.6 FEET BY THIS  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. 

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

              THE MARIAS RIVER NEAR SHELBY.

            * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

            * AT 5:30PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET.

            * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.

            * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING     

* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 11.1 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

              THE ST. MARY RIVER AT BABB.

            * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

            * AT 6AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.

            * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.

            Minor FLOODING IS OCCURING

* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR

SMALL STREAMS IN PONDERA...GLACIER AND TETON COUNTIES...

MANY RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH...OR OUT OF THEIR  BANKS THAT FLOW OUT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...AND OUT OVER THE  PLAINS.

BADGER CREEK CRESTED AT 9.3 FEET AND WAS AT 9.0 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE TWO MEDICINE RIVER WAS HOLDING STEADY EARLY THIS

            MORNING AT 6.9 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET.

THE FLOOD WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE WATER HAS RECEDED BACK INTO ITS BANK.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

              THE SUN RIVER AT SIMMS.

            * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE....

            * AT 5:30AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.

            * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.

* FLOODING IS OCCURING

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

              THE SUN RIVER NEAR VAUGHN.

            * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

            * AT 6AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.

            * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.

            * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.2 FEET BY  FRIDAY.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
   THE MUDDY CREEK AT VAUGHN.
 * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
 * AT  5:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS EXTENDED THE

FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN HILL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH OR OUT OF  THEIR BANKS ACROSS PORTIONS OF HILL COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW  DAYS...ESPECIALLY AREAS NEAR THE BEARS PAW MOUNTAINs.THIS INCLUDES THE AREA AROUND ROCKY BOY...INCLUDING BOX ELDER CREEK AND BEAVER CREEK...WHERE WATER WILL EXCEED BANKFULL IN PLACES.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

              THE MISSOURI RIVER AT ULM.

            * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING   

            * AT 6:00AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.

            * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.5 FEET.

            * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 15.2 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.