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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
808 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MTZ312-180300-
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT MT-
808 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JUDITH BASIN
SOUTHWESTERN CHOUTEAU AND NORTHEASTERN CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 900
PM MDT...
AT 808 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BELT, OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREAT FALLS, MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELT AND ARMINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4755 11094 4755 11089 4752 11086 4752 11077
4745 11077 4739 11071 4736 11074 4735 11077
4731 11077 4723 11083 4722 11086 4728 11109
4758 11100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 199DEG 13KT 4732 11094
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LUDWIG
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