Western Montana has received some much needed rain over the last few days, even setting new records in Missoula and other cities.
On the heels of Thursday's already strong rains, a strong low pressure system dowsed the region on Friday with periodic downpours.
The National Weather Service says Missoula set a record during Friday morning's first storm, with just under two inches of rain falling by 5:00 p.m. Friday. That easily broke the old mark of .5 inch that had been set a year ago.
That was before additional heavy rain moved through the valley early Friday afternoon.
Additional records for rain are being set in Hamilton, Butte and Drummond. Hamilton recorded over .5 inch, while nearly an inch fell in the Upper Clark Fork Valley.
Some of the heaviest rain fell in the mountains along the Rattlesnake, where several stations recorded nearly two inches of rain by noon on Friday.
(from August 7, 2009)
Rains have been pummeling Western Montana, setting new records in Missoula and several other cities. And forecasters say those records will likely climb even further before the Friday is over.
On the heels of Thursday's already strong rains, a strong low pressure system has been dowsing the region with periodic downpours.
The National Weather Service says Missoula set a record during Friday morning's first storm, with just over an inch of rain. That easily broke the old mark of .5 inch that had been set a year ago. And that was before additional heavy rain moved through the valley early in the afternoon.
Additional records for rain are being set in Hamilton, Butte and Drummond. Hamilton recorded over .5 inch while nearly an inch fell in the Upper Clark Fork Valley.
Other locations reporting more than an inch by mid-day included Hot Springs, Mullan, Lolo and Lookout Passes, St. Regis, Evaro, Seeley Lake, Sula and Salmon, Idaho.
Some of the heaviest rain fell in the mountains along the Rattlesnake, where several stations recorded nearly 2 inches of rain by noon.
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