{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.785d18b74f5db75333669727e079758592c3648e.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued July 14 at 2:06PM MDT until July 16 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-14","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.785d18b74f5db75333669727e079758592c3648e.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Billings MT"},"word_count":210,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued July 14 at 2:06PM MDT until July 16 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains; Sheridan Foothills\n**Issued by:** NWS Billings MT\n**Sent:** 2026-07-14T14:06:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-14T14:06:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-15T14:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall from\nthunderstorms is possible. The risk is greatest for recent area\nburn scars including the Robertson Draw and East Side Fires in\nMontana, and the Elk Fire in Wyoming.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of south central Montana, including the following\nareas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, Bighorn\nCanyon, Livingston Area, Northern Big Horn, Northern Carbon,\nParadise Valley, Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains, Red Lodge\nFoothills, Southeastern Carbon and Southern Big Horn and north\ncentral Wyoming, including the following areas, Northeast Bighorn\nMountains and Sheridan Foothills.\n\n* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\nFlooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Slow moving showers and thunderstorms capable of producing very\nheavy rainfall rates.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nContinue to monitor the latest forecast."}