Special Weather Statement for Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Butte/Blackfoot Region
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What is happening
At 1016 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles north of Philipsburg to 16 miles southwest of West Valley, or extending from 16 miles southwest of Drummond to 17 miles southwest of Anaconda, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1016 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles north of Philipsburg to 16 miles southwest of West Valley, or extending from 16 miles southwest of Drummond to 17 miles southwest of Anaconda, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Deer Lodge, Anaconda, Philipsburg, West Valley, Warm Springs, Galen, Gregson Hot Springs, Garrison, Lost Creek, Georgetown, Princeton, Opportunity, Porters Corner, Maxville, Crackerville, Racetrack, Jens, Goldcreek, Hall and Fishtrap.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 10:16PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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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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