Saturday, March 8, 2014

KMSO [080625]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS55 KMSO 080625
LSRMSO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1124 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2014

...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1112 PM FLOOD 15 WNW ROUND BUTTE 47.62N 114.57W
03/07/2014 LAKE MT EMERGENCY MANAGER

THE LITTLE BITTERROOT RIVER IS CURRENTLY
FLOODING. 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER HAS BEEN
OBSERVED IN PLACES. THE LITTLE BITTERROOT
ROAD FROM ANDERSON'S CORNER TO SLOAN'S
BRIDGE HAS BEEN CLOSED. ACCORDING TO A RIVER
GAUGE LOCATED AT THE RIVER'S HEADWATER, THE
DISCHARGE RATE PEAKED AT 238 CUBIC FEET PER
SECOND AT 3:15 PM MST ON MARCH 6TH. IN 31
YEARS, THIS VALUE HAS SURPASSED THE RECORD
OF 53 SET BACK IN 1986. A LOCAL RANCHER
REPORTED THAT THIS IS THE WORST FLOODING HE
HAS SEEN. (THE DISCHARGE VALUES ARE
PRELIMINARY). FLOOD DURATION 12 HOURS



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NWS MISSOULA MT
IRIS SYSTEM

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