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Flood — Judith Basin, MT

Jul 4, 2019

A large scale trough draped over the western 1/3rd of the US, with the axis |generally orientated northeast to southwest from Western Montana. At the surface, a weak area of low pressure developed east of the Continental Divide over Central |Montana during the afternoon, while a cold front over Alberta quickly dropped south along the eastern slopes of the Rockies. Precipitable water values ranged from around .5 to .75 inches and there was a modest amount of cape and shear present. Showers and t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 844311). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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