{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e269d0cb1e2f11cf34dea6a9e2ec8f05d2d6b1f6.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued July 22 at 3:16PM MDT until July 23 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e269d0cb1e2f11cf34dea6a9e2ec8f05d2d6b1f6.001.1","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":251,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued July 22 at 3:16PM MDT until July 23 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Red Lodge Foothills; 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:** 2026-07-22T15:16:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T15:16:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-23T02:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nThe combination of a moist and unstable air mass with slow moving\nthunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain, will bring a risk\nof flash flooding late this afternoon and evening.\n\n* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of south central Montana, including the following\nareas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, Bighorn\nCanyon, Livingston Area, Northern Carbon, Paradise Valley,\nPryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains, Red Lodge Foothills, Southeastern\nCarbon and Southern Big Horn and north central Wyoming, including\nthe following areas, Northeast Bighorn Mountains and Sheridan\nFoothills.\n\n* WHEN...Until 2 AM MDT Thursday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\nstreams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Recent burn\nscars, including the Robertson Draw and East Side south of Red\nLodge, and the Elk along the eastern slopes of the Bighorn\nMountains, are at risk of experiencing flash flooding and debris\nflows.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rain are expected\nlate this afternoon and evening. These storms may cause localized\nflash flooding.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor the forecast and be prepared to take action should\nFlash Flood Warnings be issued."}