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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
323 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2026
MTZ306-314-323>326-100030-
/O.NEW.KTFX.XH.A.0001.260712T1800Z-260713T0300Z/
NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-CANYON FERRY
AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISTOWN, TOWNSEND, CHINOOK, WILLOW CREEK,
ENNIS, JEFFERS, NORRIS, HILGER, MCALLISTER, HARLEM, PONY, GALLATIN
GATEWAY, WINSTON, THREE FORKS, TOSTON, HOGELAND, BOZEMAN, WHITEHALL,
CAMERON, FORT BELKNAP, HARRISON, AND ZURICH
323 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100
DEGREES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CANYON FERRY AREA, FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT, NORTHERN
BLAINE COUNTY, GALLATIN VALLEY, MADISON RIVER VALLEY, AND MISSOURI
HEADWATERS.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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