Special Weather Statement for Butte/Blackfoot Region
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte/Blackfoot Region
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- Official severity
- Moderate
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What is happening
At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Divide, or 14 miles southwest of Butte, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Divide, or 14 miles southwest of Butte, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Butte, Silver Bow, Walkerville, Nissler, Ramsay, Newcomb and Janney.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 3:54PM 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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