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WWUS85 KTFX 122122
SPSTFX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
322 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
MTZ325-329-330-122215-
MADISON RIVER VALLEY MT-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS MT-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS MT-
322 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MADISON
SOUTHEASTERN BEAVERHEAD AND SOUTH CENTRAL GALLATIN COUNTIES THROUGH
415 PM MDT...
AT 321 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES SOUTH OF ENNIS TO 18 MILES WEST OF
SPENCER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RED ROCK PASS, MONIDA PASS, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4446 11244 4506 11156 4513 11104 4507 11105
4511 11110 4505 11115 4501 11110 4489 11110
4471 11130 4475 11139 4471 11141 4470 11149
4453 11151 4456 11159 4456 11171 4451 11182
4456 11189 4452 11211 4457 11227 4445 11239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 265DEG 24KT 4502 11157 4434 11256
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LUDWIG
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