US EditionUPDATED: Severe flood in Lincoln County washes out bridges, prompts emergency declaration
Flooding caused multiple bridge collapses and road closures, prompted evacuations, and a boil-water advisory, with 285 power outages reported, state resources mobilized to aid residents.
- On Dec. 11, Governor Greg Gianforte declared a disaster and Montana Disaster and Emergency Services sent resources as flooding hit Libby and Troy, prompting an emergency shelter at Wilkinson Hall.
- NWS meteorologist Dan Borsum said the rain-on-snow pattern drove flooding, with Dec. 6-11 six-day precipitation total and Bear Mountain's 6.5 inches approaching record levels.
- An approximately 6,399,999,999,999,999,949,378,472,082,152,566,452,656,391,788,430,749,143,396,371,136,512-foot section of Farm to Market Road south of Libby washed out, with the 5th Street bridge and Highway 56 closures reported by MDT.
- Authorities ordered evacuations and canceled schools in Libby and Troy, issuing active evacuation orders including Tailback Road and a boil-water advisory for City of Libby water supply.
- Officials say recovery will take a long time given the bridges already lost, while the Army Corps of Engineers and American Red Cross assist with sandbagging and sheltering as up to four inches more rain is expected through Thursday evening.
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Governor declares flood disaster in Montana; MHP calls for emergency travel only in Lincoln County
Gov. Greg Gianforte issued Thursday an executive order declaring a flooding disaster in northwestern Montana. “Continued rainfall across northwestern Montana has flooded some of our communities, including the town of Libby,” Gianforte said in a statement. “This order will ensure…
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UPDATED: Severe flood in Lincoln County washes out bridges, prompts emergency declaration
"We are requesting NECESSARY TRAVEL only in Lincoln County," the sheriff's office said on Facebook. "We have flooding, rock and mud slides in all areas across the county."
Flooding, road closures, damaged bridges in Lincoln County
Severe weather in Northwest Montana has prompted the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office to request necessary travel only.Raw video: Raw Video: Flooding in Lincoln County, MontanaThe Sheriff's Office said on Thursday morning that there is "flooding, rock and mud slides in all areas across the county."A video provided to MTN by Mark Wigner shows that a bridge along Farm to Market Road has partially collapsed.The National Weather Service Office report…
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