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Flood Forecasts On Twitter

 

River Locations Within Billings, Montana Forecast Area

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Are you interested in river forecasts for a specific location? Now you can follow forecasts on Twitter. Automated flood forecasts will be sent via Twitter from the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. These tweets will be issued when a river forecast is near or above flood stage, and for every forecast update. Tweets will include a link to the official forecast page for that location and a hashtag containing the 5 character ID for that specific point (those sites are listed below the map on this page). 

Hashtag searches either through Twitter, Hootsuite or Tweetdeck, allow you to quickly monitor points of interest for new and updated forecasts. 

We have included instructions on how to set up live search streams using both Hootsuite and Tweetdeck, as well as notifications on your mobile device using Hootsuite.

 

Instructions for Hootsuite (includes a list of WFO searches)

Instructions for Tweetdeck

Instructions for Hootsuite Mobile App

 

For updates on rivers within the Billings, Montana forecast area,

please follow the NWS Billings Twitter Page.

For updates on all rivers within the Missouri Basin, please follow the NWS MBRFC Twitter Page

Sample Tweets


Billings Forecast Area

 

Select by the location of interest or river name. The far right-hand column is the hashtag to use. 

 

Location River Name NWS ID/Hashtag
BIG TIMBER MT 1E BOULDER R BTMM8
EDGAR MT CLARKS FK YELLOWSTONE R EDGM8
BELFRY MT 10SW CLKS FK YLLWSTN BFYM8
SHERIDAN WY GOOSE CR SHBW4
HARDIN MT 3E LTL BIGHORN R HRDM8
HARLOWTON MT 1SW MUSSELSHELL R HLWM8
LAVINA MT 1S MUSSELSHELL R LVNM8
MUSSELSHELL MT MUSSELSHELL R MUSM8
ROUNDUP MT 2SW MUSSELSHELL R RUPM8
SHAWMUT MT MUSSELSHELL R SHAM8
LIVINGSTON MT 7NE SHIELDS R SLDM8
ABSAROKEE MT 1NE STILLWATER R SRAM8
BIRNEY MT TONGUE R BNYM8
MILES CITY MT 2S TONGUE R MICM8
BILLINGS MT 1NE YELLOWSTONE R BILM8
CORWIN SPRINGS MT YELLOWSTONE R CORM8
FORSYTH MT YELLOWSTONE R FRYM8
LIVINGSTON MT 5S YELLOWSTONE R LIVM8
MILES CITY MT 1NW YELLOWSTONE R MILM8