NWS Missoula MTFA.W 0001May 31, 2026
Flood Warning: Flathead, Lake and Sanders, MT
The National Weather Service office in Missoula issued a flood warning for Flathead, Lake and Sanders in Montana, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on June 1. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in Missoula issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 23.8 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, Lake and Sanders
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:42 p.m. MDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. MDT, June 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMSO FA.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...South Central Flathead County in northwestern Montana... Western Lake County in northwestern Montana... Small streams along the Mission and Swan mountain ranges. * WHEN...Until 730 PM MDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 736 PM MDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Polson, Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Ronan, St. Ignatius, Pablo, Woods Bay, and Bigfork. - Small streams along the Mission and Swan mountain ranges. - 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.