Flood Watch
NWS Great Falls MT ยท US
Updated
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Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 6 PM MDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
The Canyon Ferry Area, Helena Valley, and Meagher County Valleys in Central Montana
When
Until 6 PM MDT this evening.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- An area of rain will bring additional precipitation amounts to around 0.5 inch today, with locally higher amounts near the mountains. - Some locations impacted include Helena, Townsend, White Sulphur Springs, and Bozeman. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- Helena Valley
- Meagher County Valleys
- Canyon Ferry Area
- Gallatin Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Great Falls MT
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2X6PXNK5RH98YKAJRAKFNWR
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3d6722f13f442cb58c20434b65119a4c18bd08f.003.1
- 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.5647
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFATFX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KTFX 191606 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KTFX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-260920T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T18:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01a07f6d7ad77a23df805e8d21e3a41344e89d6e.002.1,2026-09-18T10:39:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01a07f6d7ad77a23df805e8d21e3a41344e89d6e.001.2,2026-09-18T10:39:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Helena Valley
- Meagher County Valleys
- Canyon Ferry Area
- Gallatin Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 030049 |
| SAME | 030059 |
| SAME | 030007 |
| SAME | 030031 |
| UGC | MTZ319 |
| UGC | MTZ321 |
| UGC | MTZ323 |
| UGC | MTZ326 |