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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
941 PM MDT THU MAY 30 2013

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HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...
SHELBY...CHESTER...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN
941 PM MDT THU MAY 30 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MONTANA...FERGUS 
  AND JUDITH BASIN. IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA...BLAINE... 
  CHOUTEAU...HILL...LIBERTY AND TOOLE. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* A SLOW MOVING SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
  WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH 
  CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL BE MODERATE 
  TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER BLAINE AND FERGUS COUNTIES 
  AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR THE HIGHWOOD AND LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS. 
  MUCH OF HILL...BLAINE AND FERGUS COUNTY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 
  ONE TO TWO INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  OVER THE BEARS PAW AND SNOWY MOUNTAIN RANGES. ADDITIONAL 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FOCUSED 
  OVER BLAINE AND FERGUS COUNTIES AS WELL AS AREAS OVER AND 
  ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWOOD...LITTLE BELT AND BEARS PAW 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* EXPECTED IMPACTS. SOME CREEKS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ALREADY
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...PARTICULARLY IN HILL AND FERGUS COUNTIES.
  SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MAY STILL CAUSE
  ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE BEARS
  PAW...SNOWY...JUDITH AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING THE
  ROCKY BOY AND FORT BELKNAP RESERVATION AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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