Jun 06 2012
UPDATED All this rain has caused the National Weather Service to post a flood watch through Thursday. They are looking for sharp rises in river levels, specifically for the North Fork and Middle Fork. At this point, the river level forecast data for Flathead County shows expected heights around flood level for the North Fork [...]
May 14 2012
The current unseasonably warm weather will get snowpack runoff moving at a faster pace. Some Northwest Montana rivers and streams could approach flood stage by midweek. Locally, the North Fork Flathead River is forecast to get within half a foot of flood stage at the Canadian border by Wednesday, lasting through the end of the [...]
Apr 25 2012
The warm weather triggered a rise in river levels. It doesn’t look like much excitement in the Flathead Valley, though . . . The National Weather Service is projecting Northwest Montana rivers and streams to rise over the next few days with some expected to approach or exceed flood stage. The rising waters are due [...]
Jul 03 2011
The National Weather Service is still concerned about local flooding potential. From the Daily Inter Lake . . . While the threat of flooding has waned on most Western Montana rivers, that is not the case for the Flathead and Swan rivers, which are expected to remain near or over flood stage possibly for the [...]
Jun 24 2011
Looks like flooding concerns are easing off a bit. Here’s an early morning post to the Daily Inter Lake . . . A couple of warm days and a few heavy rainstorms haven’t resulted in many changes to area river levels, Flathead County Office of Emergency Services Director Scott Sampey said Thursday. But, that could [...]
Jun 23 2011
Some of the discussion below doesn’t match the current North Fork flood gauge forecasts, but it behooves everyone to keep an eye on the river for the next two or three days. Also, the flood watch released yesterday is still in effect. From the Missoulian . . . Warm weather and a deep mountain snowpack [...]
Jun 22 2011
The National Weather service has issued a flood watch for the upper end of the Flathead drainage. Currently, they are forecasting a brief period of flooding for the North Fork at the Canadian border starting late Thursday/early Friday, but not for Polebridge. Here’s the official wording . . . … Flood Watch in effect for [...]
Jun 21 2011
The spate of warmer weather is expected to increase water flow in the Flathead River. The current forecast for the North Fork shows it exceeding flood level briefly at the Canadian border late Thursday/early Friday. The Daily Inter Lake has a write-up . . . With a significant warming trend expected this week, the National [...]
Jun 16 2011
The crummy weather has an upside: It should help keep runoff under control and reduce flooding danger a bit. From the Missoulian . . . Both the temperature and water levels are predicted to fall in the next several days, as a cold weather system moves into western Montana and slows the snowmelt that flooded [...]
Jun 11 2011
Looks like area rivers will run full but more-or-less within their banks for the next few days. Here’s an overview of the situation from the Missoulian . . . The 2011 flood season will go on hold for a few days while Mother Nature decides what to do next. Most western Montana rivers passed their [...]
