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WWUS85 KTFX 132031 RRA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
231 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ325-328>330-132115-
MADISON RIVER VALLEY MT-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS MT-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS MT-
BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT MT-
231 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN BEAVERHEAD AND SOUTHEASTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 315 PM MDT...
AT 228 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL THUNDERSTORM
MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BORDER FROM IDAHO INTO SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD,
SOUTHERN MADISON AND SOUTHERN GALLATIN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS
ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST YELLOWSTONE, VIRGINIA CITY, ENNIS, NORRIS, BIG SKY, LAKEVIEW,
MCALLISTER, YELLOWSTONE VILLAGE, JEFFERS, TARGHEE PASS, CAMERON, AND
RAYNOLDS PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA.
LAT...LON 4475 11138 4470 11149 4459 11153 4454 11148
4451 11182 4456 11189 4453 11210 4509 11244
4565 11160 4559 11132 4551 11124 4555 11111
4551 11092 4536 11092 4535 11104 4508 11104
4511 11110 4505 11115 4501 11110 4449 11111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 207DEG 61KT 4503 11159
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BH
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