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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1057 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
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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: HOGELAND, JOPLIN, FLOWEREE,
DEVON, HARLEM, ZURICH, CHESTER, LOTHAIR, FORT BELKNAP, WHITLASH,
LEWISTOWN, GALATA, HAVRE, ROCKY BOY, CARTER, HILGER, FORT BENTON,
SHELBY, AND CHINOOK
1057 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS 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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