607  
WWUS75 KTFX 222337  
NPWTFX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
537 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
MTZ324-325-328-230045-  
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260423T0000Z/  
MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN  
MADISON BELOW 6000FT-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: DILLON, THREE FORKS, CAMERON,  
NORRIS, WATERLOO, GLEN, ENNIS, PONY, WILLOW CREEK, HARRISON,  
JEFFERS, MCALLISTER, WHITEHALL, AND BANNACK  
537 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.  
 
 
 
MTZ304>306-310-311-314-231445-  
/O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0023.260422T2337Z-260424T0000Z/  
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: WHITLASH, CHINOOK, ROCKY BOY,  
CHESTER, JOPLIN, HILGER, HAVRE, LOTHAIR, FORT BELKNAP, FORT  
BENTON, ZURICH, CARTER, LEWISTOWN, DEVON, GALATA, FLOWEREE,  
HOGELAND, HARLEM, AND SHELBY  
537 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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