487  
WWUS85 KMSO 181748  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1148 AM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
IDZ009-010-MTZ006-181815-  
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY ID-EASTERN  
LEMHI COUNTY ID-  
1148 AM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LEMHI AND SOUTH  
CENTRAL RAVALLI COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM MDT...  
 
AT 1148 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12  
MILES WEST OF NORTH FORK, OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALMON, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...HALF INCH SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NORTH FORK, GIBBONSVILLE, SHOUP AND LEESBURG.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC AREAS...  
HWY 93 4TH OF JULY CREEK TO TOWER CREEK, SALMON RIVER ROAD BETWEEN  
NORTH FORK AND SHOUP, SALMON RIVER ROAD NEAR MOOSE FIRE BURN AREA AND  
MOOSE FIRE BURN AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4574 11405 4563 11390 4562 11390 4562 11389  
4556 11382 4552 11383 4552 11377 4551 11377  
4548 11376 4547 11378 4546 11377 4545 11378  
4545 11377 4543 11378 4543 11376 4542 11378  
4541 11378 4540 11375 4513 11413 4545 11448  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 228DEG 34KT 4536 11423  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 
 
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