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UPDATED: Flooding, roads closed, bridges damaged in Lincoln County

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is requesting necessary travel only due to flooding, rock and mud slides.
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Lincoln County Flooding
Libby Creek Flooding
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NEW INFORMATION: 12:20 p.m. - December 11, 2025

LIBBY — The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is providing an update on several roads and bridges that have been impacted by flooding.

  • Libby Creek Bridge on Farm to Market: Washed Out
  • Granite Creek Bridge: Washed Out
  • Libby Creek Road: Washed Out
  • Keeler Creek Bridge: Washed Out
  • 5th Street Extension: Compromised
  • Hwy 2 South (MP 44): Standing Water / Hazardous Conditions

People are asked to avoid all of the impacted areas.

View a map of the impacted roads and bridges here.

Sandbags are available at the following locations (self-fill only):

  • TCI Gravel Pit – Farm to Market & Hammer Cutoff
  • Wards Road
  • Pioneer Park
  • County Shop, Libby: 674 County Shop Rd
  • County Shop, Troy – Missoula Ave

(Volunteers may be present to help, but no sandbag delivery is available.)

Watch: Raw video from an MTN News crew entering Libby

RAW VIDEO: Flooding in Libby

An emergency shelter remains available for residents displaced by flooding at Wilkinson Hall – Assembly of God Church, 105 Collins Avenue in Libby.

The City of Libby has issued a boil order for all municipal water users.

The Sheriff's Office is still requesting neccessary travel only in Lincoln County due to flooding, rock and mud slides areas across the county.

Several CODERED alerts have been sent out. Sign up for CODERED here.


LIBBY — Libby Schools are sending students home early on Thursday and parents are being asked to pick up their children. Classes have also been called off for Friday.

Middle School and fifth/sixth grade basketball vs. Eureka, scheduled for Thursda,y has been canceled. Additionally, the freshman basketball jamboree in Polson has been canceled due to flooding in Libby.

Troy Schools had previously announced that classes were called off on Thursday.

Lincoln Flooding
Flooding in Libby on December 11, 2025.


The Lincoln County Health Department reports that an emergency shelter has been set up for people who have been displaced by flooding.

The shelter is available at Wilkinson Hall at the Assembly of God Church, which is located at 105 Collins Avenue in Libby.

There is an active evacuation order for Tailback Road in Troy.

People who need to evacuate large animals can take them to the rodeo grounds at J. Neils Memorial Park on Montana Highway 37 in Libby.

Sandbagging material is available for the public at the following locations (bring your own shovel):

Libby

  • Wards Trucking on Wards Road 36 Wards Road
  • Pioneer Park 505 W Balsam
  • 303 Hammer Cutoff

Troy:

  • County Shop 1210 E Missoula Ave.

The health department also reports that a boil water advisory has been issued for the City of Libby.

The following information is from the Lincoln County Health Department:

Flood Update

  • Farm to Market Road- impassable at 2.5 mile marker
  • Libby Creek Road- last 1.5 miles washed out
  • Lake Creek Road- Washed out at Keeler Creek
  • Highway 56 is closed from mile 16.7 to 17.2 according to MT DOT

The Montana Department of Transportation is also reporting that Granite Creek Road is closed from Charles Ave to Highland Drive south of Libby.

People are advised to use extreme caution while moving about Lincoln County and to travel only if necessary.

Do not approach washed-out roads or bridges, do not try to drive through standing or running water, and stay out of the way of first responders.

Residents with questions can call 406-293-6295.

Flathead Electric Cooperative reports 285 members were without power in the Libby area as of 10:50 a.m. (view the latest FEC power outages here)


Severe weather in Northwest Montana has prompted the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office to request necessary travel only.

The Sheriff's Office notes on social media that there is "flooding, rock and mud slides in all areas across the county."

A video provided to MTN by Mark Wigner shows that a bridge along Farm to Market Road has partially collapsed.

The National Weather Service Office reports that the bridge over Libby Creek on Farm To Market Road has failed.

NWS also reports residents at the end of Vicks Lane off of Farm To Market Road are under a foot of water from Libby Creek.

Libby Bridge Collapse

The following video of Libby Creek was provided by Judy McKay:

Lincoln County Flooding

Several CODERED alerts have been sent out. Sign up for CODERED here.

The City of Troy reports heavy rains overnight and that several lower areas have experienced flooding.

St. Haul Road/Garrison Road is closed by Callahan Bridge, and the Troy Museum/Callahan Park is closed.

The Troy School District has also cancelled classes for the day.

The Montana Department of Transportation reports Montana Highway 56 is closed between mile marker 16.7 and mile marker 172 just south of Bull Lake.

Montana Secondary Highway 482, Farm to Market Road, is closed south of Libby.

The National Weather Service reports approximately 6 inches of water is over the road on West 2nd Street by Parmenter Creek in the Libby area.

NWS also reports the 5th Street bridge is underwater at Libby Creek and that the road is closed.

Click here for the latest MDT road closure information.

Gov. Greg Gianforte says he is monitoring the flooding and Montana Disaster and Emergency Services is sending resources to assist Lincoln County.

Watch the 24/7 StormTracker Weather stream below: