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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
222 PM MDT Tue Apr 30 2024

MTZ303-304-309-302100-
Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton MT-Eastern Toole and Liberty MT-
Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera MT-
222 PM MDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER WITH A THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN PONDERA...EAST CENTRAL GLACIER AND TOOLE COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 218 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an intense snow shower
with an associated thunderstorm near Cut Bank, moving southeast at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Heavy snow showers.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Visibility reduced to less than one half
         mile in snow and blowing snow will make for difficult
         driving along a portion of US Highway 2.

Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Cut Bank, Kevin, Ethridge, Oilmont, Santa Rita, Ferdig, and
Dunkirk.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Be prepared for difficult driving conditions in reduced visibility
and rapid slushy snow accumulation on roadways.

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LAT...LON 4865 11273 4897 11225 4866 11133 4817 11200
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 300DEG 19KT 4867 11224

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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