FLOOD COVERAGE: Severe flooding pummels Mountain West, Yellowstone National Park
Torrential rains throughout the Mountain West have washed out bridges, eroded roadways and prompted evacuations. Communities in and around Yellowstone National Park are among some of the hardest hit.
As of Monday afternoon, the flooding activity had not softened and in some areas of the Mountain West, the activity is expected to worsen in the coming hours and days. As officials evacuated Red Lodge residents and Yellowstone closed its entrances due to extreme flooding, forecasters with the National Weather Service said larger towns downriver were set to see peak river flows starting Monday evening.
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Stranded families sought new places to stay after record flooding closed Yellowstone's five entrances on Monday. Meanwhile, authorities worked to evacuate visitors inside the park.
Runoff in the Beartooth Mountains turned Rock Creek into a torrent early Monday morning, forcing dozens of residents from their homes and closing secondary highways.
After massive river flooding wiped out all roads to Gardiner on Monday, huge crowds of travelers and residents are trapped in the mountain town.
Dozens of people have been rescued from the Woodbine Campground via raft after severe flooding along the Stillwater River closed five bridges, leaving them stranded.
What happens next in some regions depends on if precipitation falls as rain or snow and how hot it gets later this week.
A video captured by Beartooth Slingshot Rentals captures devastating aerial footage of the flood roaring through the Red Lodge area.
Severe flooding throughout the Mountain West region has caused extensive damage to towns, roadways and more.
Dramatic scenes of flooding in Red Lodge Monday June 13
Historic flooding damages homes, roads and bridges as the Stillwater and Boulder Rivers flood on Monday.
Historic flooding damages roads and bridges and floods homes along the Yellowstone River south of Livingston on Monday.
One day after historic flooding raged through Yellowstone and area communities, residents downstream braced for high water.
🎧 Learn how Yellowstone National Park is recovering from flooding on this episode of the Montana Untamed podcast.