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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
245 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
MTZ001-003-072115-
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION MT-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS MT-
245 PM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL FLATHEAD COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM MDT...
AT 245 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF KALISPELL, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KILA AND SOMERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4820 11458 4825 11442 4806 11419 4796 11451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 335DEG 12KT 4818 11446
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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