The Beartooth Mountains northeast of Yellowstone got as much as 4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Yellowstone got 2.5 inches of rain Saturday, Sunday and into Monday. June, at the onset of an annual wave of over 3 million visitors that doesn't abate until fall, is one of Yellowstone's busiest months. The rains hit during the high tourism season. On Monday, Yellowstone officials evacuated the northern part of the park, where roads may remain impassable for a substantial length of time, Sholly said in a statement.īut the flooding affected the rest of the park, too, with park officials warning of yet higher flooding and potential problems with water supplies and wastewater systems at developed areas. In Red Lodge, Montana, a town of 2,100 that's a popular jumping-off point for a scenic, winding route into the Yellowstone high country, a creek running through town jumped its banks and swamped the main thoroughfare, leaving trout swimming in the street a day later under sunny skies.Īt least 200 homes flooded in the city and in Fromberg, Carbon County authorities said. "This is flooding that we've just never seen in our lifetimes before," Mottice said. The Montana National Guard said Monday it sent two helicopters to southern Montana to help with the evacuations.Ĭory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. Evacuations and rescues were ongoing and officials urged people who were in a safe place to stay put overnight. Officials in Park County, which encompasses those cities, said on Facebook Monday evening that extensive flooding throughout the county also had made drinking water unsafe in many areas. Cooke City was also isolated by floodwaters and evacuations were also issued for residents in Livingston. The flooding cut off road access to Gardiner, a town of about 900 people near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Gardner rivers, just outside Yellowstone's busy North Entrance. National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a mudslide, washed out bridges and roads undercut by churning floodwaters of the Gardner and Lamar rivers. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further queries.Some of the worst damage happened in the northern part of the park and Yellowstone's gateway communities in southern Montana. We suggest at least 2 – 3 weeks before everything is dry. This should keep all foreign materials out of the joins until they can be looked at. We recommend all customers cover the joins with Masking Tape. These stone tops should be left in place. As the ground begins to dry and the humidity in the air regulates, the movement should cease. We recommend that no joins will be re-joined until the water/dampness is completely dried out. This is to be expected, as the stone may have been subjected to movement (being from the cabinets and/or the house itself) and has therefore stressed the stone. ![]() Townsville Stone has received increased calls in relation to joins coming apart in stone tops. Therefore, the stone has been subjected to lots of variables outside the usual practice and for that reason there is no warranty that covers for flood damage. This could have impacted in many ways and stressed the stone and/or cut outs and even things floating in the water may have had the potential for impact. If the cabinetry carcass has been subjected to water, then the stone has been exposed to the possibility of movement through swelling of the timber. You must consider that if the tops were submerged in water in any way, then the tops could be contaminated.Īnother factor to consider is the structural integrity of the stone. Warranty on all stone tops is immediately voided as soon as they are removed from their original position, irrespective of whether they are being re-installed in the same location.ĭuring the course of the flooding, the stone top may have been subject to many unknown factors, including hygienic. Please Note: Townsville Stone does not cover the Warranty on the Stone Benchtops, this is from the Stone Manufacturer Warranty on Stone ![]() Townsville Stone has contacted our suppliers and would like to clarify the Warranty Conditions relating to stone, regarding the flooding. ![]() Our thoughts are with the people and families of Townsville (and surrounding regions) that have suffered incredible losses, damage and emotional turmoil during the recent floods.
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