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WWUS85 KMSO 040226
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
826 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2026
MTZ002-003-040300-
WEST GLACIER REGION MT-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS MT-
826 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN SANDERS AND NORTHWESTERN
LAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM MDT...
AT 826 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIG ARM, OR 8 MILES WEST OF POLSON, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
POLSON, ROCKY POINT, KINGS POINT, JETTE, KERR, BIG ARM, TURTLE
LAKE, FINLEY POINT AND ROLLINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
IF ON OR NEAR FLATHEAD 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.
LAT...LON 4756 11428 4772 11449 4796 11411 4779 11387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 224DEG 23KT 4770 11433
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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