Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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337 WWUS85 KTFX 052200 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 400 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 MTZ311-314-052230- Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT- Fergus County below 4500ft MT- 400 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL FERGUS AND SOUTH CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT... At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles southwest of Hays, or 21 miles west of Zortman, moving southeast at 30 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 north central Fergus and south central Blaine Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4750 10887 4785 10911 4791 10902 4788 10889 4774 10890 4771 10882 4768 10878 4767 10879 4765 10877 4765 10873 4764 10872 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 306DEG 25KT 4781 10897 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JAF