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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
513 PM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

MTZ305-306-180000-
Hill County MT-Northern Blaine County MT-
513 PM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BLAINE AND
NORTHEASTERN HILL COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT...

At 512 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles north of Beaver Creek, or 25 miles north of Havre, moving east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Blaine
and northeastern Hill Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
north central Montana.

&&

LAT...LON 4881 11007 4900 11002 4900 10918 4862 10924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 280DEG 38KT 4890 10982

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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