985  
WWUS85 KMSO 180441  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1041 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
MTZ003-180515-  
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS MT-  
1041 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FLATHEAD COUNTY UNTIL  
1115 PM MDT...  
 
AT 1041 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEFISH, OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF EVERGREEN,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS  
THUNDERSTORM.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WHITEFISH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4826 11447 4827 11448 4836 11449 4847 11434  
4837 11421  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 230DEG 12KT 4834 11442  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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