Special Weather Statement for Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains
- Effective
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- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
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- Observed
What is happening
At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Gibbonsville, or 36 miles north of Salmon, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Gibbonsville, or 36 miles north of Salmon, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sula and Lost Trail Pass.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 5:20PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Missoula MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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