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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
440 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
IDZ005-007-172315-
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION ID-
340 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CLEARWATER COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM PDT...
AT 340 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELK RIVER, OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF OROFINO,
MOVING SOUTH 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...
DENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IF ON OR NEAR DWORSHAK RESERVOIR, 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 4660 11627 4684 11612 4674 11583 4647 11587
4655 11630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 20DEG 21KT 4672 11602
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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