Flooding in Yellowstone National Park and Adjacent Areas of Montana Today June 13, 2022

[Absarokanaut]

Several Road closures due to flooding and slides.

Park Roads - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Alerts, Closures & Incidents | Montana Department of Transportation (MDT)

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[Bob]

Doesn't surprise me .... Had 2 1/4 inches in island park over the weekend

 

[Rockskipper]

UPDATE: All Yellowstone National Park entrances to remain closed at least through Wednesday

www.kbzk.com

Apparently they're evacuating people from the northern part.

 

[Jackson]

There are videos on Facebook of the bridge at Carbella getting washed away. Insane flows and flooding on the Yellowstone right now. There was also a mud slide in Yankee Jim Canyon, and a bridge supposedly got washed away in Cooke City too.

Edit: one video of the Carbella bridge. https://www.facebook.com/groups/YellowstoneInsidersHub/permalink/1126645401400025/

 

[Rockskipper]

Pahaska Tepee is closed and may be flooding by now.

ETA: screenshot from FB of Carbella bridge biting the dust...er water

 

[Jackson]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=706242260657714

There's one from Red Lodge. Not good.

 

[Jackson]

And all YNP entrances are closed now. https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/yellowstone-roads-closed-in-northern-portion-of-park

 

[TheMountainRabbit]

UPDATE: All entrances to Yellowstone National Park CLOSED temporarily due to heavy flooding, rockslides, extremely hazardous conditions

NPS Photo: High water levels in the Gardner River alongside the North Entrance Road.

 

[WasatchWill]

Saw something posted on Facebook about all this and had to come here to confirm, because, well, Facebook. Dayum.

 

[TheMountainRabbit]

NE Entrance Road along Lamar River

NE Entrance Road near Soda Butte Picnic Area

Rockslide on N Entrance Road in Gardiner Canyon

Washed out bridge at Rescue Creek

 

[Kmatjhwy]

Wow! But am one way not surprised with all this continuing precipitation this spring. And still with sooooo much snow up high and the continuing rain, more of this I expect will be continuing do believe. Just wonder what the Thorofare is like ... Lake Thorofare?

 

[Bob]

Lol ... Close the park for water..... But never closed for fires in 88.

 

[Yvonne]

the road through Gardiner Canyon is gone!! Several sections are washed away.
I can't count how many times I've driven that stretch in 2020 when I stayed 6 weeks in Gardiner and explored the park every day

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[Kmatjhwy]

Now consider on has this happened before in any year in the YNP's history? Have been all over the park. Yes there were rainy springs but nothing like this. Now with roads disappearing and bridges being swept away ... this will. Have major consequences hor a longtime whenever this present freaking episode of crazy weather disappears.

And one thought ... how about if this crazy weather does NOT disappear but that it continues like this all all summer till next winter.

And the mosquitoes in these parts will be horrendous do think later on this summer.

 

[LarryBoy]

Well hopefully a rainy spring/early summer keeps the soil moisture up at least

 

[Yvonne]

Now consider on has this happened before in any year in the YNP's history? Have been all over the park. Yes there were rainy springs but nothing like this. Now with roads disappearing and bridges being swept away ... this will. Have major consequences hor a longtime whenever this present freaking episode of crazy weather disappears.

And one thought ... how about if this crazy weather does NOT disappear but that it continues like this all all summer till next winter.

And the mosquitoes in these parts will be horrendous do think later on this summer.

there are already talks about a threefold La Nina going into its third year next Spring. So this could repeat recent events.
We're in PNW also getting bombarded with one atmospheric river after the next, bringing record rainfalls.

I think the last historic flood event in Greater Yellowstone similar to this one was in 1918

 

[Rockskipper]

And here in W. Colorado it's HOT and DRY.

 

[TractorDoc]

I don't tweet but found this link for a NPS helicopter view of the NE Entrance Road. It is going to need some major repairs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1536471412625526784

A group of us are planning visiting some of the backcountry between Canyon and the Lamar River in September. We were not planning on visiting Fairyland. . . I'm wondering if it will even still be there anyway.

 

[Rockskipper]

Well hopefully a rainy spring/early summer keeps the soil moisture up at least

Always the optimist.

 

[Bob]

Dont remeber what year....but Pebble Creek Campground was washed away...... Cooke City was isolated because of flooding... the North end was drenched.