Have seen just some unbelievable pictures/video of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area being hit with historic flooding over the past couple of days.  Towns like Livingston, Gardiner, Cooke City and Red Lodge all being impacted.  We were just out there in 2019.  Very surreal to see some of the roads we were on being underwater, or worse, completely washed away and gone.

Yellowstone National Park damaged by record flooding, dangerous rockslides: What we know (msn.com)

 

 

 

 

 

Just to put it in perspective, they had flooding in 96 and 97 that were both considered "once every 500 years type of floods".  The one they're currently experiencing is higher that either one of those.

Does this water flow to the Colorado River? They need water. That would be the silver lining in this dark cloud if that is correct.

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

Does this water flow to the Colorado River? They need water. That would be the silver lining in this dark cloud if that is correct.

I believe it flows in the complete opposite direction.  From YNP, it goes north and east into Montana and eventually runs into the Missouri River in North Dakota.

I've read that some of those roads that have been washed out, may be nearly impossible to rebuild. Damage already thought to be in the billions of dollars and financial impact could take decades to overcome. 

As bad as it is for the park and tourist, the people that live there are the real losers.

Too bad they can't funnel that down to So Cal.   Mother Nature is a cruel one.