Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
736 WWUS85 KTFX 152039 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 239 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 MTZ305-306-310-311-152115- Hill County MT-Western and Central Chouteau County MT- Northern Blaine County MT-Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT- 239 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BLAINE... SOUTHEASTERN HILL AND NORTHEASTERN CHOUTEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT... At 237 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Box Elder, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. An area of rain, with a few lightning strikes will move eastward across Hill and northern Blaine counties through 315 PM. Wind gusts around 55 mph will occur as this line moves through. Locations impacted include... Havre, Chinook, Big Sandy, Azure, Parker School, Beaver Creek, Agency, St. Pierre, Gildford, Sangrey, Boneau, Box Elder, Rocky Boy, Lohman, Cleveland, Zurich, Laredo, Lloyd, and Kremlin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4804 11035 4873 11039 4876 10900 4807 10898 TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 241DEG 37KT 4845 10999 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Brusda