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The National Weather Service has issues a Flood Warning for the Gallatin River. . .

The heavy wet snow, while great for skiing, has created a high avalanche danger, and the potential for flooding. According to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, the avalanche problem is simple: lots of new snow and wind-loading is adding stress to a weak snowpack...

Yellowstone at Livingston is currently at 6 feet.  The river is expected to reach flood stage (9ft.) by 6 PM  Monday (6th) and it will continue to rise - reaching just under 10' around noon on Tuesday (7th).  We should see a slow drop from then, but staying at or above flood stage through Thursday the 9th...

List of Street Closures and Cautions (subject to change): City crews found no log jams or other debris at, or around the bridge on Mcllhattan Road. Manley road is open; Manley road bridge was also clear. There is, however, still water flowing across Manley Road approximately two inches deep; There is water on the golf course on Augusta Drive; Kagy Blvd...

Here's the latest: Kagy is closed at Valley View Golf Course. Water is over the road. I-90 is closed about 10 miles East of Big Timber, with reports of a foot of water going over the road. I-90 is closed from Hardin to the Wyoming border...

Gallatin County wishes to remind residents that the potential for spring flooding is present and could occur at any time.  The current and predicted weather, combined with the snow pack, has setup Gallatin County to be susceptible to flooding in the immediate future.  Property that is susceptible to flooding (flooding has occured in the past or looks like it could occur) should be preparing now to

Highway 191 is closed to through traffic today, due to water flowing over the roadway.  The incident is at Greek Creek (mm 58.2).  Semis are being stopped at 4 Corners and at Big Sky, and being re-routed through Ennis. Local traffic is being allowed through, but can't get passed Greek Creek Culvert on 191, due to the water over the road...

... The Flood Advisory for melting snow remains in effect until 415 PM MDT Saturday for Gallatin... Judith Basin and the eastern and southern portions of Cascade counties...

A meteorologist says the threat of flooding has shifted to the southwestern part of Montana. Ben Schott of the National Weather Service says the Big Hole, Jefferson and Gallatin rivers all could see major flooding by Memorial Day or the first weeks of June as the deep snowpack melts with the sudden rise in temperature...

How much snow, how much water.  Here's the report from the National Weather Service in Great Falls.