000 WGUS85 KMSO 231109 FLSMSO FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 505 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2002 MTC053-231800- LINCOLN COUNTY- ...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE YAAK RIVER... ...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FISHER RIVER... ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SMALL CREEKS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT YAAK RIVER NEAR TROY 8.0 9.3 WED 8 PM 9.3 8.1 7.7 FOR THE YAAK RIVER NEAR TROY...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THE YAAK RIVER NEAR TROY HAS CRESTED AT 9.3 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL... FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER INCLUDING HOMES AND ACCESS ROADS. SYLVANITE RANGER STATION ROAD AND UPPER FORD ROAD ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY FLOODING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY. FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT FISHER RIVER NEAR LIBBY 7.5 7.5 WED 11PM 7.2 7.0 6.8 FOR THE FISHER RIVER NEAR LIBBY...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THE FISHER RIVER NEAR LIBBY HAS REACHED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 7.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 7.6 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING... BEFORE A SLOW FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. AT 7.5 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. FLOODING ALSO CAUSES MINOR WASHOUTS ALONG FISHER RIVER ROAD. $$ MTC061-231800- MINERAL COUNTY- ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE SAINT REGIS RIVER... ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SMALL CREEKS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SAINT REGIS RIVER AT ST. REGIS 7.0 6.9 THU 3AM 6.9 6.6 6.3 THE SAINT REGIS RIVER AT SAINT REGIS CRESTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HAS SINCE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER WILL LIKELY PERSIST...HOWEVER THE RIVER STAGE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. $$ MTC063-081-231800- MISSOULA COUNTY-RAVALLI COUNTY- ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SMALL CREEKS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... SMALL CREEKS CONTINUE TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN MANY SECTIONS OF THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. THE MAINSTEM OF THE BITTERROOT RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW AT HIGH LEVELS BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE. $$ MTC089-231800- SANDERS COUNTY- ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE THOMPSON RIVER... ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SMALL CREEKS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT THOMPSON RIVER NEAR THOMPSON FALLS 7.0 7.6 THU 2AM 7.8 6.8 6.0 FOR THE THOMPSON RIVER NEAR THOMPSON FALLS...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THE RIVER STAGE FOR THOMPSON RIVER AT THOMPSON FALLS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SLOWLY TO A CREST OF 7.8 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. A SLOW FALL IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON. AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. FLOODING ALSO AFFECTS HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY OF SNIDER. AS THE RIVER LEVEL NEARS 8.0 FEET...THE FLOODING WORSENS IN FOR HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY OF SNIDER. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SMALL CREEKS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN MANY AREAS OF SANDERS COUNTY THROUGH TODAY. FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT PROSPECT CREEK AT THOMPSON FALLS 7.5 5.4 THU 3AM 5.6 5.2 4.8 THE PROSPECT CREEK AT THOMPSON FALLS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. $$