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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.

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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

$$

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