COUNTY LEADERS DECLARED A FLOOD
EMERGENCY TUESDAY...NORTHER N
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY,
INCLUDING THE TOWN OF AUGUSTA,
SAW SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
FOLLOWING A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
STORM THAT BATTERED THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.COUNTY
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES COORDINATOR REESE
MARTIN SAYS WHILE THE EXTENT
OF THE DAMAGE IS NOT FULLY
KNOWN...
THE DECLARATION IS A STARTING
POINT
SHOULD A FEDERAL DISASTER OR
EMERGENCY BE DECLARED.THE
TOWN OF AUGUSTA REMAINS LARGELY
CUTOFF BY FLOODING OF MAJOR
ROADS INTO THE TOWN...HOWEVER
THIS MORNING COUNTY OFFICIALS
WERE ABLE TO REOPEN SUN CANYON
ROAD AT AUGUSTA...
ALL
OTHER CLOSURES REMAIN IN EFFECT
AT THIS TIME.####
[(***MJENSEN**
