8 feet of snow remains on ground in Montana, and still snowing — “It’s going to flow back down there toward Nebraska”: NWS Meteorologist

Published: June 18th, 2011 at 7:53 am ET
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Dear Nebraska: Sorry about water, but more on the way. Love, Montana, Journal Star, June 18, 2011:

[...] The flood begins higher up, at places like Dark Horse Lake in the Bitterroots, [Montana] where another 2 inches of snow fell late this week, landing on the 8 feet still on the ground. [...]

“It’s all starting here,” said Jim Brusda with the National Weather Service in Great Falls, Mont. “It’s going to flow back down there toward Nebraska.” [...]

“People who have been here 50 years, 70 years, say they haven’t seen anything like this [...] And there’s a lot of water to come.” [said Three Forks, Montana tackle shop owner Rich Gay...]

And as the snow-fed Missouri crosses Montana, it’s collecting record rainfall, too. Some areas received 10 inches in three weeks; 3 inches fell on a town in northeast Montana between Thursday and Friday.

The rain is expected to continue through the weekend. An even stronger storm system could surface next week. [...]

Published: June 18th, 2011 at 7:53 am ET
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