Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


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