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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
651 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ312-316-317-140130-
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS MT-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT MT-
GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS MT-
651 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CASCADE COUNTY THROUGH
730 PM MDT...
AT 651 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CASCADE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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, ULM, MALMSTROM AFB, EDEN, SAND
COULEE, STOCKETT, TRACY, VAUGHN, FIRST PEOPLES BUFFALO JUMP STATE
PARK, AND CENTERVILLE.
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 MONTANA.
LAT...LON 4707 11148 4719 11179 4769 11151 4750 11092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 217DEG 38KT 4720 11160
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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