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By the way, the above photo was shared with us by a proud Montana Army National Guard mom from the Bozeman area. Andrea says her son was in the Blackhawk helicopter helping to rescue stranded flood victims in the Red Lodge area.

Governor Gianforte Declares Statewide Disaster Due To Flooding

Massive flooding on Monday, and triple digit temperatures by Friday. That is Montana weather for you. And, just a reminder: it is not even officially Summer yet. Here's a regional look from the National Weather Service.

Most of southwest Montana is in a precarious position through at least Monday morning due to rainfall and swelling rivers and creeks. The Yellowstone River in particular is facing several issues including Flash Flood Watches.

Areas near White Sulphur Springs and Townsend are expected to receive heavy rainfall at times on Saturday, with possible flash flooding of the Woods Creek and Deep Creek burn scars.

Far southern Park and Gallatin Counties could see up to THREE FEET of fresh snow by noon on Tuesday in the high elevations. Lower elevations, including Yellowstone National Park will probably receive many inches of heavy, wet snow as well.

Highway driving will not be fun in Montana on Friday in places like Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Polson, Kalispell, Whitefish, Browning, Heart Butte, Shelby, Choteau and much of northeast Montana. Winds of 40 to 50 MPH will not be uncommon.

It's setting up for a dangerous night on southwest Montana roads with fresh snow on Friday and freezing temperatures on deck for Friday night and Saturday morning.

By Friday night, we could see 6 fresh inches of snow in the higher elevations of several Montana counties.

Dan Borsum with the National Weather Service: "This cold is going to persist into the weekend. So we are really back into full-on winter mode..."