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Flood — Beaverhead, MT

Jan 16, 2024

A series of weather systems brought impactful winter weather to the area with light snow developing across north central Montana, becoming more widespread across the region. Dangerously cold wind chills persisted along the Hi-Line. Warming temperatures elsewhere led to ice jamming, resulting in flooding concerns across portions of the Treasure State. ||** Isolated 9 inch snowfall report 6 WSW Forestgrove left out of report.||Re-assessed Aug/Sept of 2024 due to timing inconsistencies.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1151383). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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