Flooding

Authorities close these roads for a reason and these photos illustrate that reason quite vividly.

The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management made an emergency declaration at the end of April in anticipation of the high waters they knew would be coming.

It was an amazing week for volunteers in Missoula as friends, neighbors and strangers met to fill sandbags and support those who were displaced by the rising waters of the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers.

Missoula’s Clark Fork River is in Major Flood stage, and crossed a historic mark at around 11:00 a.m. Thursday Morning.

Day two of the mandatory evacuation due to flooding on the Clark Fork River brought officials sharing with the media some updates on the flood response.

Missoula County authorities have notified residents in the flooded areas of the city and county on Tuesday afternoon that they must be evacuated immediately.

In the next 24 hours, over 800 Missoula homes in danger of flooding will be receiving evacuation warnings from Missoula County Sheriff’s deputies.

Ravalli County Commissioners issued an emergency proclamation on Monday morning due to the increasing flood danger from The Bitterroot River and other waterways.

The National Weather Service reports that the Clark Fork River has dropped below 10 feet into what is called 'action stage', at 9.6 feet, but is expected to rise again as warm temperatures and rain are expected over the weekend

Waters of the Clark Fork River continue to flood their banks today. Meteorologist Luke Robinson said even though levels have receded slightly, more water is coming