| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Ice Jam |
| State |
MONTANA |
| County/Area |
DAWSON |
| WFO |
GGW |
| Begin Date |
03/14/2011 06:54:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
16 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WSW |
| Begin Location |
HOYT |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.87/-105.18 |
| End Date |
03/16/2011 12:04:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
13 |
| End Azimuth |
SW |
| End Location |
HOYT |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.8/-105.06 |
| 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 |
On March 14th, an ice jam on the Interstate 94 bridge near Glendive caused some low land flooding. On March 15th, West Glendive beginning a threat from the Yellowstone. On March 16th, equipment such as tractor and cars had to be moved to higher ground as the Interstate 94 bridge made the ice jamming problem much worse. On March 17th, water was flowing around an ice jam on the north side of Glendive resulting in flooding of lowland close to the river. On March 18th, Dawson County commissioners passed a resolution of emergency declaration due to the flooding. |
