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WWUS85 KMSO 172154
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
354 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MTZ005-172230-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-
354 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RAVALLI COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM MDT...
AT 354 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
VICTOR, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF HAMILTON, MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL
0.50 TO 0.75" PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
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...
STEVENSVILLE, VICTOR, PINESDALE AND BELL CROSSING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4632 11402 4634 11424 4643 11424 4647 11422
4651 11419 4658 11416 4657 11396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 184DEG 8KT 4638 11413
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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