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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1155 AM MDT Tue May 2 2023

...The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Montana...

  Clark Fork River Above Missoula affecting Missoula County.

For the Clark Fork River...including Above Missoula...Minor flooding 
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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1155 AM MDT Tue May 2 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Clark Fork River Above Missoula.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 7.5 feet, Flooding of low lying areas adjacent to the 
  river is possible. Flood waters begin to flood streets in the 
  Orchard Homes area, specifically the north end of Tower Street 
  including Kehrwald Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM MDT Tuesday the stage was 6.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning and could rise above 9 feet over the
    weekend.
  - Flood stage is 7.5 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4690 11395 4691 11390 4690 11387 4684 11382
      4685 11391 4684 11403 4686 11413 4690 11410
      4691 11402


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