{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.35e5acd6825400c2137ab982af8b242351027840.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 31 at 7:42PM MDT until June 1 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.35e5acd6825400c2137ab982af8b242351027840.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Missoula MT"},"word_count":201,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 31 at 7:42PM MDT until June 1 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Flathead, MT; Lake, MT; Sanders, MT\n**Issued by:** NWS Missoula MT\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T19:42:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T19:42:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-01T19:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is\nexpected.\n\n* WHERE...South Central Flathead County in northwestern Montana...\nWestern Lake County in northwestern Montana...\n\n\nSmall streams along the Mission and Swan mountain ranges.\n\n* WHEN...Until 730 PM MDT Monday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying\nand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams\ncontinue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 736 PM MDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the\nwarned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\nBetween 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the\nwarned area.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nPolson, Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Ronan, St. Ignatius, Pablo,\nWoods Bay, and Bigfork.\n- Small streams along the Mission and Swan mountain ranges.\n- https://www.weather.gov/mso/hydrology\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}