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SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
645 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024

MTZ307-308-315-316-319-320-322-323-270115-
Helena Valley MT-Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains MT-
Southern Rocky Mountain Front MT-
Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains MT-Southern High Plains MT-
Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass MT-Canyon Ferry Area MT-
Gates of the Mountains MT-
645 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK...
NORTHWESTERN BROADWATER AND NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH
715 PM MDT...

At 643 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles west of Helena, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Helena, Lincoln, East Helena, Montana City, Marysville, York, Rimini,
Spring Meadow Lake State Park, Canyon Creek, Black Sandy State Park,
and Austin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Helena and Canyon Ferry Lake, 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 4718 11232 4668 11163 4636 11225 4642 11232
      4652 11230 4665 11231 4666 11241 4670 11242
      4670 11253 4684 11254 4684 11280 4702 11280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 235DEG 28KT 4665 11233

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Wilson