Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
357 WWUS85 KTFX 192005 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 205 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024 MTZ310-312-313-317-192100- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap MT- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains MT- Western and Central Chouteau County MT- Cascade County below 5000ft MT- 205 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JUDITH BASIN... SOUTHWESTERN CHOUTEAU AND NORTHEASTERN CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... At 205 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Black Eagle to 10 miles west of Highwood. Movement was southeast at 20 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... Great Falls, Belt, Black Eagle, Highwood, Shonkin, Armington, Malmstrom Afb, Eden, Sand Coulee, Stockett, Tracy, and Centerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4715 11141 4733 11047 4781 11030 4779 11089 4764 11101 4756 11148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 300DEG 19KT 4751 11127 4756 11099 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Glinskas