Jul 19, 2004
Early morning heavy rain soaked Kalispell with several business and basements reported flooded. An underpass in Kalispell was flooded with 4 feet of water. Later that afternoon a round of severe thunderstorms hit western montana producing hail and heavy rains. A roof was torn off a business in Plains with nickel sized hail reported to have damaged vehicles in Kalispell.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5413383). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Flathead County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.