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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Missoula MT

310 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



...The National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a Flood Watch

for the following rivers in Montana...



  North Fork Flathead River At Canadian Border affecting Flathead

  County.



.Warm temperatures may melt snowpack and increase river flows.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued Thursday afternoon at 315 PM MDT.



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310 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026



...FLOOD WATCH FOR SNOWMELT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Flooding is possible.



* WHERE...North Fork Flathead River near At Canadian Border.



* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Flooding affects low lying areas adjacent

  to the river. County roads from the Canadian Border to Polebridge

  become inundated with water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 2:45 PM MDT Wednesday the stage was 9.7 feet.

  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached based on the latest

    forecast information.

  - Flood stage is 10.5 feet.

  - https://www.weather.gov/mso/hydrology



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LAT...LON 4892 11434 4888 11433 4884 11430 4881 11440

      4886 11443 4894 11445 4899 11452 4899 11437



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