Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
568 WWUS85 KTFX 201949 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 149 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024 MTZ313-314-318-202030- Snowy and Judith Mountains MT-Judith Basin County and Judith Gap MT- Fergus County below 4500ft MT- 149 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN JUDITH BASIN... FERGUS AND SOUTHEASTERN CHOUTEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT... At 149 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Denton to near Lewistown to 24 miles southeast of Moore. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Lewistown, Denton, Winifred, Grass Range, Roy, Fergus, Forestgrove, Danvers, Coffee Creek, Suffolk, Giltedge, Hilger, Heath, and Christina. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4675 10932 4707 10942 4731 11016 4749 10999 4755 10984 4764 10984 4769 10979 4751 10876 4675 10872 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 223DEG 20KT 4733 11000 4712 10936 4680 10926 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ SC