06.21.2022
The Origins of the Yellowstone Flooding and a June Gloom Forecast
“Several of the rivers in and around Yellowstone Park experienced record-breaking flows [last] week[.] … [T]here are two main elements behind the Yellowstone flooding: (1) the melting of an extreme snowpack and (2) heavy localized rain. And to make this happen in such an extreme way, a lot of moving pieces had to come together.”
Originally published here at the Cliff Mass Weather Blog on 17 June 2022.