Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
240 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK MT-
240 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.NOW...

AT 238 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLF CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MARYSVILLE...CANYON CREEK AND WOLF CREEK.

PEA-SIZED HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES
CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

TAKE SHELTER FROM THE STORM IN A STURDY BUILDING. BOATERS ON AREA
LAKES SHOULD RETURN TO SHORE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE UP TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN MONTANA.

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