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WWUS85 KMSO 132049
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 13 2026
MTZ001>004-132145-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION MT-WEST GLACIER REGION MT-
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION MT-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS MT-
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 13 2026
..A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SANDERS
NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND SOUTHWESTERN FLATHEAD COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM
MDT...
AT 249 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF PLAINS EXTENDING FROM
20 MILES EAST OF THOMPSON FALLS TO 28 MILES EAST OF SUPERIOR, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
FLATHEAD LAKE, POLSON, RONAN, KERR, BIG ARM, JETTE, ROCKY POINT,
KINGS POINT, PABLO, TURTLE LAKE, DIXON, OLD AGENCY, HOT SPRINGS,
ROUND BUTTE, ELMO, DAYTON, CHARLO, MOIESE, PROCTOR, LONEPINE AND
NIARADA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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 4773 11472 4795 11434 4786 11408 4775 11383
4760 11399 4760 11402 4757 11401 4725 11435
4740 11460 4760 11495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 221DEG 27KT 4764 11491 4746 11455 4728 11431
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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