Yellowstone National Park

Scientists say climate change is responsible for more intense, more frequent extreme events like storms, droughts, floods, and wildfires.

The flooding happened while other parts of the U.S. burned in hot and dry weather. Some roads in the area are closed because of flooding and residents have been evacuated. Twenty-five miles (40 kilometers) to the northeast, in Joliet, Kristan Apodaca wiped away tears as she stood across the street from a washed-out bridge, The Billings Gazette reported. Officials in Park County, which encompasses those cities, said on Facebook Monday evening that extensive flooding throughout the county had made drinking water unsafe in many areas. Yellowstone officials said they were assessing damage from the storms, which washed away bridges, caused mudslides and left small cities isolated, forcing evacuations by boat and helicopter. Stillwater County Emergency Services agencies and crews with the Stillwater Mine rescued people Monday from the Woodbine Campground by raft.

"With additional rainfall forecasted, the park does not want large numbers of day-use visitors stranded in the park," the post said. Flood levels on the ...

The North, Northeast, West, South and East entrances are all closed. "That's not happening any time soon," Parker Manning said. "Effective immediately, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily CLOSED due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall and flooding," the park said in a Facebook post.

Updated at 1:55 p.m. on 6/13/2022: Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, Cam Sholly, released a statement Monday afternoon saying all entrances to ...

Park officials announce that all entrances into Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed due to flooding, rockslides, mudslides and extremely ...

Roads in the northern portion of Yellowstone National Park were temporarily closed Monday morning due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on ...

I appreciate the efforts of the Yellowstone team and partners to safely evacuate areas of the park and of our gateway community partners who are helping us through this major event. “Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast, we have made the decision to close Yellowstone to all inbound visitation. This includes visitors with lodging and camping reservations. We appreciate the support offered by the Department of Interior, National Park Service and the Montana and Wyoming governors." Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park’s southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today in coordination with our in-park business partners. The community of Gardiner is currently isolated, and we are working with the county and State of Montana to provide necessary support to residents, who are currently without water and power in some areas.

UPDATE: Yellowstone National Park has now closed all entrances into the park due to flooding, rockslides, and mudslides. YNP said in an update, "Effective ...

I appreciate the efforts of the Yellowstone team and partners to safely evacuate areas of the park and of our gateway community partners who are helping us through this major event. Yellowstone said some of the roads could remain closed for an extended period of time. We appreciate the support offered by the Department of Interior, National Park Service and the Montana and Wyoming governors." The community of Gardiner is currently isolated, and we are working with the county and State of Montana to provide necessary support to residents, who are currently without water and power in some areas. “Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast, we have made the decision to close Yellowstone to all inbound visitation," said superintendent Cam Sholly. "Our first priority has been to evacuate the northern section of the park where we have multiple road and bridge failures, mudslides and other issues. Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park’s southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today in coordination with our in-park business partners.

All Yellowstone National Park entrances are in closed in the wake of "substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways."

"It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time." The park service warned that many roads could be shuttered "for an extended period of time." All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of "unprecedented" rainfall causing "substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways," the National Park Service announced Monday.

"We will not know timing of the park's reopening until flood waters subside and we're able to assess the damage," said the park's superintendent.

HELENA, Mont. — Major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides in Yellowstone National Park on Monday, ...

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Heavy rain on top of deep snowpack resulted in “unprecedented” flooding in parts of southern MT, forcing the evacuation and temporary closure.

Borsum said a Memorial Day weekend storm added a fresh layer of snow in the mountains and that, combined with heavy rain this weekend, was flooding area rivers and streams. The water wreaking havoc in Park, Stillwater and Carbon counties will likely start causing problems downstream in Columbus, Park City, Laurel and Billings in the coming days, Borsum said. But the department’s director, Brendan Beatty, recently sent a letter to lawmakers insisting those licenses be capped at the… Shortly after 11 a.m. Monday, the National Park Service announced that the entire park would be temporarily closed “due to heavy flooding, rockslides, [and] extremely hazardous conditions.” NPS stated that no visitor would be let back into the park until “conditions stabilize” and park staff can assess damage to roads, bridges and other facilities. Yellowstone National Park posted images from the north entrance of the park showing a raging Gardner River washing out parts of the roadway. Across the region, bridges were taken out and roads were washed away.

Visitors in the northern section of Yellowstone National Park were being evacuated on Monday, with evacuations planned later in the southern loop.

It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time." The rains hit right as summer tourist season was ramping up. Visitors in the northern part of the park were being evacuated due to "extremely hazardous conditions" following "unprecedented" rainfall, according to a news release.

Record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains prompted the rare closure on Monday of all five entrances to Yellowstone National Park at ...

The park service characterized the levels of rainfall and flooding sweeping the park as unprecedented. All five park entrances were closed to inbound traffic for the first summer since a series of devastating wildfires in 1988. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Severe storms across Montana over the weekend and into Monday forced some residents to evacuate and prompted a rare closure of all entrances to Yellowstone ...

"It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time." YNP said it was working to evacuate all visitors from the park. 6/13/22 at 11:12 a.m. UPDATE: All entrances to Yellowstone National Park CLOSED temporarily due to heavy flooding, rockslides, extremely hazardous conditions; Stay informed about road status and weather conditions. “Fortunately, no one was in the area of that sidewalk.” Yellowstone National Park announced Monday morning that all entrances to the park are temporarily closed due to flooding, rockslides and overall hazardous conditions. Severe storms across Montana over the weekend and into Monday forced some residents to evacuate and prompted a rare closure of all entrances to Yellowstone National Park.

Officials have sealed off Yellowstone National Park with more rain expected to exacerbate road and bridge damage.

Rainfall measurements from the park indicate 2 to 3 inches fell over the past three days. “We know that the park is definitely closed for the next two days,” Wiese said. Known as an “atmospheric river,” the storm system produced record rainfall in parts of Washington and Oregon, including Seattle late last week. Early assessments show roads throughout the park have been washed out or covered in mud and rocks. Later Monday, they’ll begin to move visitors in the park’s southern section. We will continue to communicate about this hazardous situation as more information is available.

Yellowstone National Park officials announced this afternoon that the park will be closed until Wednesday June 15 at a minimum, due to heavy flooding, ...

- Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris Junction - Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower-Roosevelt It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time.”

The entire park, spanning parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, will remain closed to visitors as officials assess damage to roads and bridges.

The flooding and slides were triggered by days of torrential showers in the park and steady rains across much of the wider region after one of its wettest springs in many years. All five park entrances were closed to inbound traffic for the first summer since a series of devastating wildfires in 1988. The “gateway” community of Gardiner, Montana, just north of the park’s northern boundary and home to many Yellowstone staff members, has been cut off due to a mudslide in the vicinity, according to the National Park Service.

Yellowstone National Park will be closed at least through Wednesday following historic flooding and rainfall.

Forecasts are calling for even more rainfall, with the Yellowstone River already at record levels. It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time," superintendent Cam Sholly said in a statement. - Park officials said the deluge has led to rockslides, mudslides, damaged roads and power outages.