The daily briefing from the Office of Emergency Management on Thursday focused on historic flooding, streams overwhelming culverts and the threat of flooding near the old Smurfit Stone container ponds.
Day two of the mandatory evacuation due to flooding on the Clark Fork River brought officials sharing with the media some updates on the flood response.
Missoula County authorities have notified residents in the flooded areas of the city and county on Tuesday afternoon that they must be evacuated immediately.
Even though western Montana is on the cusp of an historic flood, officials were taking the first steps over the weekend to make area neighborhoods safer for the upcoming fire season
Ravalli County Commissioners issued an emergency proclamation on Monday morning due to the increasing flood danger from The Bitterroot River and other waterways.