| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Ice Jam |
| State |
MONTANA |
| County/Area |
PRAIRIE |
| WFO |
GGW |
| Begin Date |
03/13/2011 13:15:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
6 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WSW |
| Begin Location |
BENZ |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.65/-105.6 |
| End Date |
03/16/2011 11:54:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
SSW |
| End Location |
BENZ |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.63/-105.52 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Some impressive ice jamming on the Yellowstone River brought substantial flooding to Prairie and Dawson Counties. |
| Event Narrative |
An impressive ice jam on the Yellowstone River contained ice chunks the size of a house according to an observer. This ice jam caused damage to the Shirley pumping plant at the Buffalo Rapids District 2 Irrigation Project in Terry. |