Western Montana snowpack runoff expected to be strong in May and June

Looks like mud season is well under way, but flooding will likely hold off until May . . .

Western Montana snowpacks should hang onto their meltwater through most of April, but May and June could see some impressive runoff.

“We haven’t seen this kind of snow since ’97 in some of those drainages,” National Weather Service hydrologist Ray Nickless said during a conference call Thursday.

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