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WWUS85 KMSO 181947
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
147 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
MTZ007-182000-
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-
147 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DEER LODGE AND
SOUTHEASTERN GRANITE COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM MDT...
AT 147 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES SOUTH OF PHILIPSBURG, OR 17 MILES WEST OF ANACONDA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
GEORGETOWN AND PORTERS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IF ON OR NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4600 11328 4612 11344 4615 11344 4630 11331
4612 11300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 224DEG 26KT 4610 11332
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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