Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
471 WWUS85 KTFX 291919 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 119 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 MTZ328>330-292000- Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains MT- Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains MT- Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft MT- 119 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM MDT... At 118 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Lima, or 28 miles northwest of Dubois, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lima, Monida, Snowline, and Monida Pass. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4448 11247 4446 11251 4449 11255 4448 11266 4451 11275 4494 11246 4474 11199 4456 11222 4457 11229 4454 11232 4453 11236 4445 11239 TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 216DEG 29KT 4455 11250 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AM