Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
194 WWUS85 KTFX 092012 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 212 PM MDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MTZ327>330-092045- Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains MT- Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains MT- Northwest Beaverhead County MT- Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft MT- 212 PM MDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL BEAVERHEAD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT... At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northwest of Dillon to near Lima. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Dillon, Lima, Dell, Beaverhead Rock State Park, Bannack, Clark Canyon, and Bannack State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Clark Canyon Reservior, 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. && LAT...LON 4554 11249 4470 11218 4454 11291 4527 11310 TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 223DEG 32KT 4538 11277 4469 11258 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Wilson