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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
050 WWUS85 KTFX 270220 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 820 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 MTZ304>306-310-311-270315- Hill County MT-Western and Central Chouteau County MT- Eastern Toole and Liberty MT-Northern Blaine County MT- Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT- 820 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN LIBERTY...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE...HILL AND NORTHERN CHOUTEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM MDT... At 818 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Inverness to near Box Elder. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Montana Department of Transportation sensor at Inverness. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Havre, Chinook, Beaver Creek, Inverness, Box Elder, Gildford, Hingham, Rudyard, Lohman, Kremlin, Zurich, and Laredo. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If on or near Fresno Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 4869 10862 4829 10994 4859 11079 4900 10980 4900 10950 TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 241DEG 43KT 4858 11065 4835 10999 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Moldan