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Flood — Teton, MT

May 26, 2019

A slow-moving low pressure system was accompanied by unusually-high amounts of moisture, periods of steady of heavy rain, and some thunderstorms over north-central Montana during May 25th through the early morning of the 28th. In addition, relatively-high snow levels allowed rain to fall on lingering snowpack along the Rocky Mountain Front, where easterly upslope flow enhanced rainfall totals. Portions of the Rocky Mountain Front received as much as around 3 to 6 inches of total rainfall. Runoff

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 818918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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