NWS Missoula MTFA.W 0002June 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake, MT
The National Weather Service office in Missoula issued a flood warning for Lake in Montana, which was in force until 10:45 a.m. local time on June 30. It was the 2nd 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 23.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Missoula MT
- Area
- Lake
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:50 a.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 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible in the warned area through 6am Tuesday. * WHERE...South Central Lake County in northwestern Montana... * WHEN...Until 1045 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks and streams draining out of the Mission Mountains, included but not limited to Crow Creek, Post Creek and Mission Creek, is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from ongoing rainfall. Ponding of water and minor flooding is anticipated in poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1039 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Ronan, St. Ignatius, Pablo, Kicking Horse, Allentown, Fort Connah and Charlo. - 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.