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An explosion and large fire broke out at an oilfield containment facility in Northeastern Montana near Bainville Monday morning. One person is seriously injured following the explosion. Here are the latest details as of mid Monday afternoon.

Heavy rain paired with rapid snowmelt in the mountains have triggered a Flood Advisory for southwest Montana. Small streams and creeks are at the highest risk of flooding on Monday. Water may be found on roadways across several counties in southwest Montana.

Although the Yellowstone National Park area is very seismically active and thought of as "that super volcano", Montana itself is only the 9th most seismically active state in America. In the last week, there have been 15 quakes - 1 of which was above magnitude of 3.0 and it was near Belgrade.

Montana travelers need to stay on their toes through Wednesday morning for very strong winds for most of western half of the state. Gusts up to 65 mph will be a hazard for dozens of counties.

Spring rain and heavy, wet snowmelt are prompting new flooding issues in parts of Montana. Mountain streams and flatland rivers are both experiencing flooding problems. With over a foot more of new snow expected to fall in many (high elevation) places across Montana, flood warnings should be taken very seriously.

Dangerous winds of up to 60 mph are howling through the I-90 corridor and southwest Montana on Friday. Travel may be difficult for tall, high profile vehicles. Towing units might get blown around on the open roads as well.

Wind Advisories have been issued for the valleys of western Montana for most of the day on Thursday. Gusty winds might break branches of leafed-out trees, with minor power outages possible. Flathead Lake will experience these winds, making conditions dangerous for small boats.

After weeks of desperately needing more snowfall, central and north central Montana got just that. Now that temperatures across the state are forecasted to be much warmer suddenly, flooding of creeks and streams is now the issue.

Dozens of counties in Montana are getting pummeled by high winds, with gusts up to 60 mph. Sustained winds of 30+ mph are happening from West Yellowstone to Wolf Point to Williston, North Dakota. Dangerous travel conditions exist in many parts of Montana through Tuesday evening.

A very large amount of heavy, wet snow is headed for the central mountains of Montana along with very 50 mph winds. Travel in the area during this weather advisory might be difficult at times due to reduced visibility.