Roundup floods for second time in 2 week

ROUNDUP — Central Montana's Musselshell River has started to recede after swamping the small agricultural community of Roundup for the second time in two weeks.

Elaine Krueger loads a rifle case into the back of her truck as she removes items from her gun and pawn shop, Wednesday, in Roundup. The Musselshell River swamped portions of the small agricultural town for the second time in two weeks Wednesday as heavy rains continued to cause widespread flooding in Montana.

Dozens of residents were forced to evacuate homes they had just started to clean up as the Musselshell gushed into the town's low-lying neighborhoods Wednesday morning.

But this time around, the town was better prepared for the high water, which was fueled by record rainfall combined with the melting snowpack.

Some residents had time to lay sandbags around their homes. And the city built protection around its water system, which was compromised during the first round of high water.

The river level started to drop Wednesday and is expected to level out at 10 feet by Friday afternoon.

Erin Evans with the U.S. Geological Survey measures water flowing over Highway 87 near Roundup, Wednesday. The Musselshell River swamped portions of the small agricultural town for the second time in two weeks Wednesday as heavy rains continued to cause widespread flooding in Montana.