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WWUS85 KMSO 172251
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
451 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MTZ007-043-172315-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION MT-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-
451 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL POWELL AND EAST
CENTRAL MISSOULA COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT...
AT 451 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF OVANDO, OR 26 MILES NORTH OF DRUMMOND, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. RAINFALL RATES
OF 0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES 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...
OVANDO, WOODWORTH AND CLEARWATER.
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 4690 11335 4701 11353 4723 11331 4709 11304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 216DEG 15KT 4702 11333
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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