Heavy Rain

Missoula police, along with K-9 bomb sniffing dogs from the University of Montana Police department, were able to clear a bomb threat incident in an office complex Thursday afternoon on the west end of town.

The Missoula City Council has approved an increase in the minimum wage for some city employees to $15 per hour by 2018.

The past weekend's heavy cloudbursts and hail could be just a precursor to what western Montanans could expect Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service is predicting a line of thunderstorms starting Tuesday, and increasing in intensity on Wednesday, followed by periods of heavy rain and cooler temperatures.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Western Montana from noon till 9 p.m. Friday night.

A weather system heading into the area from the west coast will hit western Montana Thursday afternoon, September 5, with the full thunderstorm package.