Winter of 2017-18 ends with Flooding throughout Blaine County, Flooding believed to have stabilized at present
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After six months of Fire, Snow and extreme cold, flooding was the next natural disaster to hit Blaine County hard. Extensive flooding could be found throughout the area.
Three weeks ago Blaine County Commissioners and county Emergency Manager Haley Velk were sharing ideas about the potential for spring flooding. Velk said, "...I don't have a crystal ball to tell if, when and where a flood might occur." A "winter briefing" from the National Weather Service (NWS) showed the worst case scenario for flooding was "rapidly warming temperatures and overnight lows above freezing." About a week ago the worst case scenario happened and so did flooding.
Wednesday, April 18 was when flooding in north central Montana and the Milk River valley in particular, became a real t...
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