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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
544 AM MDT Sat Apr 21 2018

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Northern Rocky Mountain Front-Eastern Glacier-
Southern Rocky Mountain Front-
Including the following locations Logan Pass, Marias Pass,
Browning, Heart Butte, Cut Bank, Bynum, Choteau, and Augusta
544 AM MDT Sat Apr 21 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* Winds: Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. Local
  gusts up to 80 mph are possible along the immediate Rocky
  Mountain Front and in wind prone areas.

* Timing: Winds will increase along the Rocky Mountain Front and
  in Eastern Glacier County by the mid morning hours today. These
  winds will then become strong and gusty during the afternoon
  and into the early evening hours tonight.

* Impacts: These strong winds may blow down trees and power lines.
  Scattered power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* Where flooding is occurring, water levels may rise on the
  eastern edges of flood waters due to wave activity. These waves
  may then overtop sandbags and or levees.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph, or gusts
of 58 mph or more, can lead to property damage.

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Hill-Chouteau-Toole-Liberty-Eastern Pondera-Eastern Teton-
Including the following locations Havre, Rocky Boy, Rudyard,
Fort Benton, Carter, Big Sandy, Shelby, Sunburst, Chester,
Whitlash, Brady, Conrad, Fairfield, and Dutton
544 AM MDT Sat Apr 21 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* Winds: West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Timing: Winds will increase across the plains of North Central
  Montana during the late morning and early afternoon hours today.
  These winds will then become strong and gusty during the
  afternoon and into the early evening hours.

* Impacts: These strong winds may blow down trees and power lines,
  especially in areas where the soil is saturated from recent
  snowmelt flooding. Scattered power outages are possible. Travel
  will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* Where flooding is occurring, water levels may rise on the
  eastern edges of flood waters due to wave activity. These waves
  may then overtop sandbags and or levees.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph, or gusts
of 58 mph or more, can lead to property damage.

&&

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