Flood Advisory
NWS Billings MT ยท US
Details
Flood Advisory In Effect Until 10 PM MDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where
Southwestern Golden Valley County in central Montana... Northeastern Sweet Grass County in south central Montana...
When
Until 1015 PM MDT.
Impacts
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
Additional details
- At 708 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Golden Valley and Northeastern Sweet Grass Counties. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Do not drive on or attempt to cross flooded roads, find an alternate route. Roads and driveways may be damaged or washed out in places. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Affected areas
- Golden Valley County, MT
- Sweet Grass County, MT
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Billings MT
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2VKAK7A0HCFNW8M3NZJ0HJM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40a8c6985db5123f2290a9878051e67cb8fc8f48.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Billings MT
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBYZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1712
- 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 | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSBYZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS85 KBYZ 190108 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBYZ.FA.Y.0030.260919T0108Z-260919T0415Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T22:15:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Golden Valley County, MT
- Sweet Grass County, MT
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 030037 |
| SAME | 030097 |
| UGC | MTC037 |
| UGC | MTC097 |
- Polygons
- 46.22,-109.65 46.14,-109.65 46.13,-109.52 46.16,-109.4 46.13,-109.42 46.01,-109.42 45.96,-109.43 45.96,-109.51 45.87,-109.51 45.87,-109.55 45.98,-109.74 46.22,-109.68 46.22,-109.65