Could it be described as flooding of Biblical proportions? I don't know if you can go that far, but check out this video from flooding in Yellowstone National Park, to Natural Bridge, flooding down the streets of Red Lodge, House Rock being nearly overtaken on the Gallatin River, and a riverfront home on the brink of being washed down the river in Gardiner, Montana.
At a public meeting on Sunday at 2:00 p.m., residents in the areas that have been forced out of their homes will get information about what will happen when they are allowed to return.
A brief respite from the flood waters of the Clark Fork River is allowing homeowners who have been evacuated a few precious hours to check on their property, keep pumps running and retrieve medications.
When water levels on the Clark Fork River in Missoula rose to a near all-time record high on Friday concerns were running high over at the Clark Fork Coalition.
Missoula usually sees peak runoff from snowmelt around May, but Missoula County's Floodplain Administrator, Todd Klietz warns that it can come much sooner, and that folks should be ready.