410  
WWUS85 KMSO 170005  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
605 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
MTZ001-170100-  
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION MT-  
605 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND WEST  
CENTRAL FLATHEAD COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM MDT...  
 
AT 605 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 37  
MILES SOUTH OF EUREKA, OR 27 MILES EAST OF LIBBY, MOVING NORTH AT 30  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
TREGO, STRYKER, FORTINE AND RADNOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4832 11515 4880 11498 4873 11465 4873 11467  
4871 11469 4869 11468 4869 11469 4868 11469  
4868 11468 4866 11464 4866 11469 4864 11467  
4864 11464 4826 11488  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 197DEG 24KT 4834 11499  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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