# Flood Watch: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Gallatin Valley; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-13 14:16 ingested 2026-07-14 08:10

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Flood Watch — Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Gallatin Valley; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and southwest Montana.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas and along 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...
Great Falls, Bozeman, Helena, Lewistown, Townsend, Fort Benton,
West Yellowstone, 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

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