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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1229 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2026
MTZ311-041915-
BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE MT-
1229 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY THROUGH
115 PM MDT...
AT 1226 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LANDSPOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYS, OR 24
MILES NORTHWEST OF ZORTMAN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...LANDSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BLAINE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME BRIEF PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADS AND FIELDS.
LAT...LON 4808 10892 4824 10905 4842 10871 4841 10870
4837 10869 4834 10864 4832 10866 4829 10860
4815 10849
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 247DEG 9KT 4819 10887
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
LUDWIG
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