PSA--Yellowstone Closed!

[wyosteve]

Just a heads up for anyone who has plans to visit Yellowstone in the near future. As of 11:05 am today, ALL inbound traffic/roads are closed due to heavy rain, flooding and landslides. Opening is unknown and some roads may be closed for an extended period. Check the park website for updated info if you have plans in the next few weeks at least.

 

[ewade07]

The amount of water that is coming out right now is completely unheard of. Stillwater was at almost 20,000 cfs. Tom Miner bridge at the mouth of Yanky Jim washed out. Red Lodge has water running down main street. Absolutely insane.

 

[TL406]

It’s bad up here. Red Lodge is pretty much a disaster zone. Beartooth Highway is destroyed on the south end of Red Lodge. Stillwater drainage is in pretty bad shape. The Yellowstone is really big and probably going to get bigger.

 

[*zap*]

Good luck fellas...

 

[doc holiday13]

Gosh.. They complain about not getting a lot of rain.. Then they get a lot of rain and complain... Never satisfied

 

[svivian]

Send some down to the Colorado River

 

[wyodan]

Damn, now would actually be the time to see Yellerstone.

 

[bozeman]

Good luck! Stay safe……

 

[WRM]

Damn, now would actually be the time to see Yellerstone.

Yuhp--walk in only.

 

[wind gypsy]

Gosh.. They complain about not getting a lot of rain.. Then they get a lot of rain and complain... Never satisfied

Yeah, people should be thankful for towns being flooded, loss of municipal water sources due to broken mains, highways and bridges being washed away.

 

[justin davis]

Damn global warming and drought conditions

 

[Justin Crossley]

Wow, that's a lot of water. Hope everyone is okay.

 

[Eltigreblanco]

Damn global warming and drought conditions

Id take a little of that. It's rained .06" in las vegas so far this year

 

[wind gypsy]

Damn global warming and drought conditions

The flooding was caused by an unprecedented melt off in conjunction with the rains and 94%+ of MT is still classified as abnormally dry or worse.

 

[amassi]

Id take a little of that. It's rained .06" in las vegas so far this year

Deserts gonna desert but that's life threatening low

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[Newtosavage]

Damn global warming and drought conditions

Figured it wouldn't take long. And it didn't.

 

[browning2480]

We traveled up here from Arkansas. Had plans to be in Gardiner, MT at the North Entrance tonight but luckily the lady from the hotel called and told us what was going on. They are completely cut off, no way in or out. We re-routed down to Cody but it looks like we won’t make it into Yellowstone on this trip.

 

[jbsmith1]

We are supposed to be there in ten days, staying just outside the East entrance. At this point, assuming anything is ridiculous, but I am assuming we can adjust plans to visit the southern part of the park and spend more time in the Tetons. I am incredibly bummed to see this happen, as the northern loop and Absaroka-Beartooth areas were going to be the focus of our trip. That said, we are just visiting, and I truly hope all of you that live in the area are safe and getting the help that is needed. If it is needed, and allowed, maybe we can offer to help with cleanup of some sort while we are in the area.

 

[CorbLand]

Yeah, people should be thankful for towns being flooded, loss of municipal water sources due to broken mains, highways and bridges being washed away.

99% sure that was light hearted joke…

 

[wind gypsy]

99% sure that was light hearted joke…

Apologies for being a stiff then @doc holiday13