Large areas of Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, eastern South Dakota, and eastern Nebraska received more than 200% of normal precipitation for the month of May.
A powerful wind will howl across the state on Election Day with the potential to produce power outages, knock down branches and trees, and cause some property damage.
A University of Montana poll indicates that the high growth the state has experienced over the past five years has made Montanans even more supportive of conservation efforts.