Expires:No;;808564 WGUS85 KGGW 081150 FLSGGW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MONTANA.. MILK RIVER AT MALTA AFFECTING PHILLIPS COUNTY MILK RIVER NEAR SACO AFFECTING PHILLIPS AND VALLEY COUNTIES MILK RIVER AT TAMPICO AFFECTING VALLEY COUNTY MILK RIVER AT GLASGOW AFFECTING VALLEY COUNTY MILK RIVER AT NASHUA AFFECTING VALLEY COUNTY .RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FEEL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY IN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RISING WATER TO THE MILK RIVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT MALTA...THE MILK RIVER AT 6 PM TUESDAY WAS AT 13.1 FEET THIS IS BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 19.5 FEET...HOWEVER...A RAPID RISE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY'S HEAVY RAIN WILL TAKE THE RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY WITH A CREST SATURDAY MORNING OF 20.0 FEET. AT SACO...THE MILK RIVER AT 4 AM THIS MORNING WAS AT 18.4 FEET WHICH IS BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 20.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO A CREST OF 26.2 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE RECORD FLOOD STAGE FOR THE MILK RIVER AT SA CO IS 26.7 FEET SET ON MARCH 4TH 1986. NEAR RECORD FLOODING IS EXPECT BY FRIDAY. AT TAMPICO...THE MILK RIVER WAS AT 27.3 FEET AT 4:30 AM THIS MORNING. MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 27.5 FEET THIS MORNING AND THE FALL SLIGHTLY BEFORE RISING AGAIN TO ABOVE 28 FEET BY SATURDAY. AT GLASGOW...THE MILK RIVER WAS AT 33.0 FEET AT 5:30 AM THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 33.5 FEET THIS MORNING WHICH IS RECORD FLOODING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY BEFORE FALLING SLOWLY THIS EVENING. FORT PECK HIGHWAY IS BEGINNING TO FLOOD NEAR SULLIVAN PARK. THE RECORD FLOOD STAGE OF 33.2 FEET SET ON APRIL 18 1952 WILL BE EXCEEDED TODAY. AT NASHUA...THE MILK RIVER WAS AT 25.2 FEET AT 4 AM THIS MORNING. THE RIVER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 28.4 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING WHICH IS MODERATE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... RESIDENTS ALONG THE MILK RIVER NEED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATER LEVELS IN THE RIVER. LOW LYING AREAS CONTINUE TO BE UNDER WATER. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NO AA WEATHER RADIO. THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECASTS FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEB PAGE... WATER.WEATHER.G O V && MTV071-090250- /O.CON.KGGW.FL.W.0019.110610T0300Z-110612T0300Z/ /MALM8.1.ER.110610T0300Z.110610T1200Z.110611T0300Z.NO/ 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILK RIVER AT MALTA. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. $$ MTV071-105-090250- /O.CON.KGGW.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SACM8.3.ER.110608T1656Z.110610T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILK RIVER NEAR SA CO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:01 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ MTV105-090250- /O.CON.KGGW.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TMPM8.3.ER.110525T2003Z.110613T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILK RIVER AT TAMPICO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 29.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO FLOOD TAMPICO ROAD IN THE TAMPICO AREA. $$ MTV105-090250- /O.CON.KGGW.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GLWM8.3.ER.110522T1310Z.110608T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILK RIVER AT GLASGOW. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 33.5 FEET...WATER WILL OVERTOP GREEN MEADOWS LEVEE. FORT PECK HIGHWAY FLOODS NEAR SULLIVAN PARK. MOST ACCESS ROADS TO RANCHES AND FARM HOMES IN THE LOWER MILK RIVER VALLEY ARE FLOODED. MANY HOMES NEAR THE HIGHWAY 24 BRIDGE AND OUTSIDE THE GLASGOW LEVEE ARE ALSO FLOODED. $$ MTV105-090250- /O.CON.KGGW.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NSHM8.2.ER.110523T2245Z.110610T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 550 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILK RIVER AT NASHUA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.4 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 29.5 FEET...WATER WILL START TO FLOW OVER BALL AND CRANSTON ROADS (SOUTH OF NASHUA). $$