NWS Missoula MTFF.W 0005August 14, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ravalli, MT
The National Weather Service office in Missoula issued a flash flood warning for Ravalli in Montana, which was in force until 11:30 a.m. local time on August 14. It was the 5th flash flood warning the NWS office in Missoula issued in 2026. Montana had 1 flash flood warning in August 2026, against 3 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Montana's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Missoula MT
- Area
- Ravalli
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:31 a.m. MDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 a.m. MDT, August 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMSO FF.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWMSO The National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Daly Fire burn scar in... Northeastern Ravalli County in west central Montana... * Until 1130 AM MDT. * At 831 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Daly Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.2 and 0.4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Skalkaho Creek Drainage. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the Daly Fire Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Daly Fire Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Ravalli County.
What the agency told people to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Daly Fire Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.