After heavy late-winter snowstorms, Ravalli County is encouraging residents to prepare for spring flooding and take note of where they can pick up sandbags.
From the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office:
The recent winter storm and valley snow accumulations have resulted in the potential for flooding in areas of the Bitterroot Valley as winter gives way to spring and higher temperatures. Current forecasts for the area indicate below normal temperatures to continue at least through the middle of March. As the snow accumulations begin to melt, it is anticipated that minor flooding may occur at locations throughout the valley, including areas adjacent to and downstream from irrigation ditches and canals, fishing access locations, culverts, bridges, small creeks and streams, and areas in which debris and/or ice has built up.