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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
210 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
MTZ304>306-310-311-314-230100-
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EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-HILL COUNTY-NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FORT BELKNAP, SHELBY, CHINOOK,
GALATA, HARLEM, FLOWEREE, CARTER, HAVRE, CHESTER, JOPLIN, HILGER,
ZURICH, LOTHAIR, FORT BENTON, HOGELAND, LEWISTOWN, ROCKY BOY,
WHITLASH, AND DEVON
210 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY COUNTIES, HILL COUNTY, NORTHERN
BLAINE COUNTY, WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY, BEARS PAW
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE, AND FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST ASPECTS OF THE SWEETGRASS HILLS, BEAR'S PAW, AND SNOWY
MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
REMEMBER, A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN 80%
CHANCE OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS OR 58 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRING
DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.
MTZ324-328-230000-
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MISSOURI HEADWATERS-BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GLEN, DILLON, THREE FORKS,
WILLOW CREEK, WHITEHALL, WATERLOO, HARRISON, BANNACK, AND PONY
210 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH.
* WHERE...BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT AND MISSOURI
HEADWATERS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ325-230000-
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MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CAMERON, ENNIS, JEFFERS,
NORRIS, AND MCALLISTER
210 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...MADISON RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
RG
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