Regional Weather Summary Issued by NWS
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RWSMT
MONTANA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
345 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
SHOWERS AFFECTED A LARGE AREA OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTANA THIS
AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
DAKOTAS. A FEW OF THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
WERE 1.19 INCHES IN COLUMBUS...AND AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES IN PARTS
OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST OF RED LODGE.
AS OF 345 PM...TEMPERATURES WERE MAINLY IN THE 50S AND 40S...WITH
CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE STATE. RAIN SHOWERS WERE THE HEAVIEST AND
MOST PERSISTENT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MONTANA.
WEST YELLOWSTONE WAS THE COLD SPOT AT 45 DEGREES...WHILE IT WAS 70
IN MALTA.
FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...PERIODS OF SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE...WHICH COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA. LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE 40S
AND 30S.
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