046  
WWUS85 KMSO 182020  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
220 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
MTZ005-006-182045-  
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-  
220 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL RAVALLI AND  
SOUTHWESTERN GRANITE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...  
 
AT 220 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
HAMILTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...  
HAMILTON, WOODSIDE, VICTOR, PINESDALE, CORVALLIS, GRANTSDALE AND  
SKALKAHO PASS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4630 11425 4644 11416 4624 11376 4610 11409  
4624 11428  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 230DEG 19KT 4622 11412  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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