Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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603 WWUS85 KTFX 032315 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 515 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 MTZ315-319-320-322-323-032345- Helena Valley MT-Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains MT- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains MT- Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass MT-Canyon Ferry Area MT- 515 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK... NORTHWESTERN BROADWATER AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT... At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over East Helena, or near Helena, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and heavy rainfall. 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... Helena, East Helena, Montana City, Winston, York, Alhambra, Clancy, and Goose Bay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Helena or Hauser 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. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 4658 11210 4679 11164 4653 11136 4627 11192 TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 319DEG 24KT 4658 11193 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JAF