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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Great Falls MT

1217 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Montana...



  Clear Creek at Chinook affecting Blaine County.



For the Clear Creek...including Chinook...Major flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued this evening at 1015 PM MDT.



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1217 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Clear Creek at Chinook.



* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet water is about 2 to 3 feet deep in corrals 

  along Clear Creek.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 11:30 AM MDT Wednesday the stage was 8.0 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 11:30 AM MDT Wednesday was 8.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.2

    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early

    Friday morning.

  - Flood stage is 5.5 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    8.2 feet on 09/25/1986.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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      4835 10940





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Brusda