Flash Flood Watch
NWS Great Falls MT ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Watch For The Horse Gulch And Burn Scars Of 2026 In Effect From Friday Evening Through Saturday Evening
- Event
- Flash Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the Horse Gulch area and burn scars from the summer of 2026.
Where
Portions of central, north central, and southwest Montana, including the following areas, in central Montana, Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Canyon Ferry Area, Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Gates of the Mountains, Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Meagher County Valleys and Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass. In north central Montana, Cascade County below 5000ft, Judith Basin County and Judith Gap and Western and Central Chouteau County. In southwest Montana, Gallatin Valley and Missouri Headwaters.
When
From Friday evening through Saturday evening.
Impacts
Heavy rainfall over the Horse Gulch and Burn Scars of 2026 is expected up to and during the period of the watch. Residents near he Horse Gulch area and burn scars from the summer of 2026 should prepare for potential debris flow. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas, urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars.
Additional details
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over recent burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Areas near recent burn scars from the summer 2026 and the Horse Gulch area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Affected areas
- Western and Central Chouteau County
- Cascade County below 5000ft
- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap
- Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass
- Gates of the Mountains
- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains
- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains
- Meagher County Valleys
- Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains
- Canyon Ferry Area
- Missouri Headwaters
- Gallatin Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Great Falls MT
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~54s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2R2KW47JJ3X0EF9DFNXS2VE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b7fe3fa5985c944a69ce01f4a0b01117e46fdc3.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Great Falls MT
- AWIPS ID
- CAPTFX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6077
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FFA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFATFX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KTFX 171618 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE HORSE GULCH AND BURN SCARS OF 2026 IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KTFX.FF.A.0007.260919T0000Z-260920T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T00:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Western and Central Chouteau County
- Cascade County below 5000ft
- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap
- Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass
- Gates of the Mountains
- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains
- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains
- Meagher County Valleys
- Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains
- Canyon Ferry Area
- Missouri Headwaters
- Gallatin Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 030015 |
| SAME | 030013 |
| SAME | 030045 |
| SAME | 030027 |
| SAME | 030049 |
| SAME | 030059 |
| SAME | 030007 |
| SAME | 030031 |
| SAME | 030043 |
| SAME | 030057 |
| UGC | MTZ310 |
| UGC | MTZ312 |
| UGC | MTZ313 |
| UGC | MTZ315 |
| UGC | MTZ316 |
| UGC | MTZ317 |
| UGC | MTZ320 |
| UGC | MTZ321 |
| UGC | MTZ322 |
| UGC | MTZ323 |
| UGC | MTZ324 |
| UGC | MTZ326 |