230
WWUS85 KTFX 132136
SPSTFX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
336 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ325-327>330-132230-
MADISON RIVER VALLEY MT-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS MT-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS MT-
NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MT-
BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT MT-
336 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...STRONG WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
MADISON...BEAVERHEAD...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN GALLATIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...
AT 331 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING MULTIPLE AREAS OF
THUNDERSTORM ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
MANY OF THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OVERALL VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS AND A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 9 PM THIS
EVENING.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DILLON, SHERIDAN, VIRGINIA CITY, ENNIS, TWIN BRIDGES, LIMA, MONIDA,
ALDER, SILVER STAR, DELL, BIG SKY, BANNACK PASS, MELROSE, WISE RIVER,
DEWEY, TARGHEE PASS, CAMERON, WATERLOO, SNOWLINE, AND GLEN.
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 4443 11297 4477 11313 4492 11349 4587 11323
4587 11322 4576 11277 4563 11270 4576 11250
4576 11212 4558 11178 4566 11163 4551 11124
4552 11092 4505 11115 4449 11110 4449 11111
4475 11139 4453 11151 4457 11229 4445 11239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 211DEG 55KT 4538 11288
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BH
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page