Given northwest Montana’s warm and dry spring, it was a shock to many to see snow at higher elevations on the first official day of summer. One couple even found themselves getting married in powder atop Whitefish’s Big Mountain, generating a snowy story that went viral. The summer solstice storm brought rain to lower elevations, with some areas receiving more than three inches. But while that was enough to green up some browning lawns and slightly reduce the fire risk, it did little to change the region’s water situation, especially on Flathead Lake.  For the second time in three years, d...

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