WE BEGIN WITH FLOODNG CONCERNS
AROUND THE
CAPITAL CITY..
WATER LEVELS ARE ALREADY RISING
IN STREAMS AROUND THE HELENA
AREA.
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THIS MORNING, THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS
OFFICE REPORTED SOME MINOR
FLOODING ALONG TENMILE CREEK,
NEAR THE GREEN MEADOW COUNTRY
CLUB. COUNTY EMERGENCY LEADERS
SAY THE CREEK ONLY ROSE OVER ITS
BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, BUT IT IS
RUNNING HIGH. THEY SAY THEY WILL
BE MONITORING CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY
IN LINCOLN AND AUGUSTA, WHERE
MORE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
EMERGENCY LEADERS ASK ANYONE WHO
LIVES IN A FLOOD-PRONE
AREA TO BE READY, IN CASE
CONDITIONS CHANGE
SUDDENLY.




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OC:..PROPERTY, DO IT.
"IF WE HAVE TO DECLARE AN
EMERGENCY AND GIVE OUT
SANDBAGS, IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR
YOUR PROPERTY.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET
CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THIS
ISSUE.
THEY NEED TO BE AWARE AND
MONITOR THE WEATHER, THEY
NEED TO MONITOR THE CREEK LEVEL
THEMSELVES, AND IF THEY FEEL
THEY NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO
PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY, DO IT."
CONT.
VO
COUNTY LEADERS ENCOURAGE
RESIDENTS TO CLEAR ANY CULVERTS
AND OTHER DRAINAGES ON THEIR
PROPERTY, AND
CONSIDER PURCHASING SANDBAGS IF
THEY THINK THEY MIGHT
NEED THEM.




OUR WEATHER TEAM HAS BEEN
MONITORING THE POSSIBILITIESOF
RAPID SNOW MELT FOR THIS
WEEKEND. JASON LAIRD JOINS US
FROM THE WEATHER CENTER NOW...
TRANSITION: STORMTRACKERWE
ATHER - MUSIC JASON WHERE ARE
THE ARES OF CONCERN THIS
WEEKEND?




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HEY TIM,
WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
ALL OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
THIS WEEKEND.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE FEW CREEKS
RUNNING HIGH...




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TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND
42. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BETWEEN NOON AND 3PM, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3PM. MOSTLY
SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 78. CALM
WIND BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5
TO 9 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 20%.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY,
WITH A LOW AROUND 43. SOUTH WIND
7 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION IS 50%. SUNDAY
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, WITH
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE
AFTER 3PM.
MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR
58. WEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 50%.
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BEFORE 5AM,
THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY.
MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND
34. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS
60%. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.




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