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mtpr.org > montana-news > 2026-04-03 > montanas-warm-winter-is-one-for-the-record-books-spring-outlook-predicts-more-of-the-same

Montana's warm winter is one for the record books; Spring outlook predicts more of the same

23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (392+ words) Montana's warm winter is one for the record books This past winter was defined by historic warmth in the Rockies. Experts took a deep dive into climate data to see how that played out in western Montana. Fall of 2025 into…...

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mtpr.org > montana-news > 2025-12-17 > winds-whip-through-montana-cutting-power-blocking-roads-and-toppling-trees

Winds whip through Montana, cutting power, blocking roads and toppling trees

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (288+ words) Sixty mile-per-hour wind gusts hit western Montana first, heavily impacting the Bitterroot, Clark Fork and Flathead valleys. The storm then pushed northeast blowing through Helena, Great Falls and across the Hi-Line. The severe winds left trees, power lines and semi-trucks…...

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mtpr.org > montana-news > 2025-12-12 > floods-leave-at-least-9-bridges-in-lincoln-county-unusable-sheriff-says

Floods leave at least 9 bridges in Lincoln County unusable, sheriff says

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (230+ words) Friday morning, several Libby residents ventured just outside of town to see what remained of a concrete bridge crossing Libby Creek. The only thing left connecting both sides was a metal guardrail. Standing next to the swollen creek, Sandi Oliveira…...

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mtpr.org > montana-news > 2025-08-27 > forecasters-warn-of-heavy-rainfall-flash-flood-risk-in-parts-of-western-montana

Forecasters warn of heavy rainfall, flash flood risk in parts of western Montana

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (171+ words) Western Montana's recent hot, dry late-summer weather will soon be replaced with a few days of scattered heavy rainfall and slow-moving thunderstorms According to the National Weather Service in Missoula, the storms will initially meander into the southern Bitterroot Valley,…...