Flood Warning

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...

CLEAR CREEK NEAR CHINOOK AFFECTING BLAINE COUNTY

.CONTINUED PRECIPITATION RUNOFF FROM THE LAST WEEK COMBINED WITH A
MELTING SNOW PACK IN THE BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS...CONTINUES TO CAUSE
PORTIONS OF CLEAR CREEK TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. THE LATEST
FORECASTS NOW INDICATE THAT THE CREEK WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THROUGH UNTIL TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE 
THROUGH WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO 
STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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850 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CLEAR CREEK NEAR CHINOOK.

* UNTIL TUESDAY...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

* AT 8:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 3.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 3.7 FEET THROUGH
MONDAY...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL ON TUESDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY.

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LAT...LON 4847 10949 4858 10944 4859 10938 4853 10935 4846 10940

Hazardous Weather Outlook

400 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CLEAR CREEK
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA 
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE 
NORTHWARD INTO NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AFTER 3 PM ON MONDAY. SOME 
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY 
NORTH OF A LINE FROM DILLON TO BOZEMAN. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE 
SEVERE STORMS ON MONDAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE 
REGION ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HELENA TO LEWISTOWN. AGAIN 
THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE 
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANY 
WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH OR ANY SIZE HAIL 
REPORTS...WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Chinook, Montana.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Chinook, Montana.