Flood Watch

NWS Billings MT · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-20 23:52:00 UTC.

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through This Afternoon

Event: Flood Watch
Issued: 2026-09-20 10:32:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-20 10:32:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Response: Prepare

Description

Overview

Showers are turning light and tapering off along the western foothills, but healthier showers will continue over central and eastern portions of the forecast area today. The risk of flooding continues.

What

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible, along with flash flooding over recent burn scars.

Where

Southeast Montana and Sheridan County Wyoming.

When

Through this afternoon.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. The risk of flooding will diminish late this afternoon and evening as showers taper off.

Additional details

- The heaviest rainfall is slowly shifting eastward to southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming. - The Elk and McGhee-Remington burn scars are particularly vulnerable to flash flooding and debris flows. Any other burn scars from this summer will have elevated flash flood potential as well. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Monitor the latest 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

Musselshell County, MT
Treasure County, MT
Northern Rosebud
Custer County, MT
Fallon County, MT
Powder River County, MT
Carter County, MT
Northern Big Horn
Southern Rosebud
Southern Big Horn
Bighorn Canyon
Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains
Northeastern Yellowstone
Southwestern Yellowstone
Northeast Bighorn Mountains
Sheridan Foothills

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Billings MT
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-20 10:32:59 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~59s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2Z60N7205EDSDKYZ0PNQ3KZ
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff5c0992b8ddf1d0200f1b79236498f71d678329.002.1
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.7973
WMO heading: XOUS55
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 55

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FFA
NationalWeatherService	FAA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FFABYZ
WMOidentifier	WGUS65 KBYZ 201032
NWSheadline	FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KBYZ.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-260921T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-20T18:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Musselshell County, MT
Treasure County, MT
Northern Rosebud
Custer County, MT
Fallon County, MT
Powder River County, MT
Carter County, MT
Northern Big Horn
Southern Rosebud
Southern Big Horn
Bighorn Canyon
Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains
Northeastern Yellowstone
Southwestern Yellowstone
Northeast Bighorn Mountains
Sheridan Foothills

Name	Value
SAME	030065
SAME	030103
SAME	030087
SAME	030017
SAME	030025
SAME	030075
SAME	030011
SAME	030003
SAME	030009
SAME	030111
SAME	056033
UGC	MTZ029
UGC	MTZ030
UGC	MTZ031
UGC	MTZ032
UGC	MTZ033
UGC	MTZ036
UGC	MTZ037
UGC	MTZ057
UGC	MTZ058
UGC	MTZ138
UGC	MTZ169
UGC	MTZ171
UGC	MTZ173
UGC	MTZ235
UGC	WYZ198
UGC	WYZ199