NWS Missoula MTFA.W 0003June 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Flathead, MT
The National Weather Service office in Missoula issued a flood warning for Flathead in Montana, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on June 30. It was the 3rd areal flood warning the NWS office in Missoula issued in 2026. Montana had 7 flood warnings in June 2026, against 14 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Montana's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 21 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Missoula MT
- Area
- Flathead
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:45 p.m. MDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 a.m. MDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMSO FA.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Flathead County in northwestern Montana... * WHEN...Until 1045 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and small streams in Glacier National Park is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from ongoing rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 143 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lake McDonald, Apgar, Nyack and Pinnacle. - https://www.weather.gov/mso/hydrology
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.