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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
408 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MTZ007-172230-
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-
408 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DEER LODGE
NORTHERN SILVER BOW AND SOUTH CENTRAL POWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
MDT...
AT 408 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GALEN, OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF DEER LODGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN
RATES 0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 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...
DEER LODGE, GALEN AND RACETRACK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4620 11284 4628 11294 4649 11270 4634 11245
4633 11245 4633 11247 4634 11247 4634 11249
4633 11250 4633 11253 4631 11256 4630 11257
4628 11256 4626 11256 4624 11258 4624 11260
4621 11257 4620 11258 4618 11257 4617 11258
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 237DEG 15KT 4629 11278
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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