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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
233 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ312-316-132100-
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT MT-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS MT-
233 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK AND
NORTHWESTERN CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT...
AT 233 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CASCADE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREAT FALLS, CASCADE, BLACK EAGLE, TOWER ROCK STATE PARK, ULM,
MALMSTROM AFB, VAUGHN, FIRST PEOPLES BUFFALO JUMP STATE PARK, AND SUN
RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA.
LAT...LON 4756 11100 4706 11164 4720 11196 4761 11172
4761 11166 4770 11166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 209DEG 46KT 4724 11170
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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