Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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633 WWUS85 KTFX 132229 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 429 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 MTZ312-313-317-132300- Judith Basin County and Judith Gap MT- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains MT-Cascade County below 5000ft MT- 429 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MEAGHER... NORTHWESTERN JUDITH BASIN...SOUTHWESTERN CHOUTEAU AND CENTRAL CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT... At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms centered around 13 miles southwest of Belt, or 18 miles southeast of Great Falls, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Great Falls, Belt, Black Eagle, Raynesford, Armington, Sluice Boxes State Park, Malmstrom Afb, Eden, Sand Coulee, Stockett, Tracy, and Centerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Periods rainfall from these storms have been falling on the same area. This may lead to minor localized flooding, especially in low lying areas. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4698 11101 4703 11147 4752 11150 4756 11097 4735 11060 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 194DEG 13KT 4725 11113 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ SC