# Flash Flood Watch: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-18 10:39 ingested 2026-09-19 02:53

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flash Flood Watch — Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall
are possible over the Horse Gulch area and burn scars from the
summer of 2026.

* WHERE...A portion of central Montana, including the following
areas, Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Elkhorn and Boulder
Mountains and Little Belt and Highwood Mountains.

* WHEN...From 6 PM MDT this evening through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Horse Gulch area and burn scars
from the summer of 2026 is expected up to and during the period of
the watch. Residents near the Horse Gulch area and burn scars from
the summer of 2026 should prepare for potential debris flow. Be
sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities.
Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas,
urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent
wildfire burn scars.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
rainfall over recent burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding
and debris flows.
- Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Areas near recent burn scars from the summer 2026 and the Horse
Gulch area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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