Waarschuwingen, Bean Lake Dam

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 14 at 5:39PM MDT until July 15 at 1:00AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA BLAINE CHOUTEAU IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA BROADWATER JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA LEWIS AND CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, CARTER, CASCADE, CHINOOK, DEEP CREEK PASS, ELK PARK PASS, FLESHER PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HARLEM, HAYS, HELENA, HOBSON, HOMESTAKE PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, MARTINSDALE, MONTANA CITY, RAYNESFORD, ROGERS PASS, STANFORD, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITEHALL, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.

Flood Watch issued July 14 at 1:19PM MDT until July 15 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible with thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and southwest Montana. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas and near burn scars. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rainfall produced by thunderstorms may lead to flash flooding. Rainfall rates in excessive of 1 inch per hour are possible under heavier thunderstorms. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... The Horse Gulch burn scar, Great Falls, Bozeman, Helena, Lewistown, Townsend, Fort Benton, White Sulphur Springs, Cascade, Big Sandy, Stanford, Lincoln, Belgrade, East Helena, Three Forks, Manhattan, Belt, Geraldine, Denton, Hobson and the Horse Gulch burn scar. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.