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WWUS85 KMSO 182023
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
223 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
IDZ006-MTZ005-006-182045-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-
223 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026 /123 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026/
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL IDAHO AND
WEST CENTRAL RAVALLI COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT /145 PM PDT/...
AT 223 PM MDT /123 PM PDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON TO 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONNER, OR EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES WEST OF
HAMILTON TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
DARBY, CONNER, COMO, CHARLOS HEIGHTS AND SULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE COMO, 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 4629 11443 4616 11418 4588 11379 4574 11416
4594 11442 4615 11497 4643 11471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 219DEG 29KT 4622 11468 4602 11433 4582 11398
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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