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Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Yellowstone National Park; Absaroka Mountains; Cody Foothills; North Bighorn Basin; Southwest Bighorn Basin; Southeast Bighorn Basin; Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains; Bighorn Mountains West; Bighorn Mountains Southeast; Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County; Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains; Jackson Hole; Wind River Mountains West; Wind River Mountains East; Upper Wind River Basin; Wind River Basin; Lander Foothills; Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations; Casper Mountain; Star Valley; Salt River and Wyoming Ranges; Upper Green River Basin Foothills; Upper Green River Basin; South Lincoln County; Rock Springs and Green River; Flaming Gorge; East Sweetwater County
Effective: 2026-07-21 @ 1:59 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 9:00 am
Onset: 2026-07-21 @ 1:59 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-21 @ 1:59 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 21 at 12:59PM MDT until July 23 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, south
central, southwest, and west central Wyoming, including the
following areas, in central Wyoming, Casper Mountain, Green
Mountains and Rattlesnake Range, Lander Foothills, Natrona County
Lower Elevations, Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains, Southwest
Bighorn Basin, Upper Wind River Basin, Wind River Basin, Wind River
Mountains East and Wind River Mountains West. In north central
Wyoming, Bighorn Mountains Southeast, Bighorn Mountains West,
Northeast Johnson County, Southeast Bighorn Basin and Southeast
Johnson County. In northwest Wyoming, Absaroka Mountains, Cody
Foothills, Jackson Hole, North Bighorn Basin, Teton and Gros Ventre
Mountains and Yellowstone National Park. In south central Wyoming,
East Sweetwater County, Flaming Gorge and Rock Springs and Green
River. In southwest Wyoming, South Lincoln County. In west central
Wyoming, Salt River and Wyoming Ranges, Star Valley, Upper Green
River Basin and Upper Green River Basin Foothills.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday night. The most likely period of
possible flooding is Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Slow moving showers and thunderstorms and abnormally high
moisture in the air can bring locally heavy rainfall that could
lead to flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Red Lodge Foothills; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains; Sheridan Foothills
Effective: 2026-07-21 @ 10:03 am -> 2026-07-22 @ 10:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 3:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-21 @ 10:03 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 21 at 9:03AM MDT until July 23 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: The combination of a moist and unstable air mass with slow moving
thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain, will bring a risk
of flash flooding Wednesday afternoon and evening.

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Montana, including the following
areas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, Bighorn
Canyon, Livingston Area, Northern Carbon, Paradise Valley,
Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains, Red Lodge Foothills, Southeastern
Carbon and Southern Big Horn and north central Wyoming, including
the following areas, Northeast Bighorn Mountains and Sheridan
Foothills.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Recent burn
scars, including the Robertson Draw and East Side south of Red
Lodge, and the Elk along the eastern slopes of the Bighorn
Mountains, are at risk of experiencing flash flooding and debris
flows.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain are expected
Wednesday afternoon and evening. These storms may cause localized
flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood