348  
WWUS85 KMSO 182217  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
417 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
MTZ007-182245-  
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-  
417 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY UNTIL 445  
PM MDT...  
 
AT 417 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5  
MILES EAST OF OVANDO, OR 24 MILES NORTH OF DRUMMOND, MOVING NORTHEAST  
AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY 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...  
OVANDO.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4690 11307 4706 11320 4718 11301 4718 11286  
4712 11280 4698 11280  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 241DEG 22KT 4700 11307  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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