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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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 746 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 12 miles south of Drummond to 7 miles southwest of Divide, or extending from 12 miles south of Drummond to 26 miles southwest of Butte, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 746 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 12 miles south of Drummond to 7 miles southwest of Divide, or extending from 12 miles south of Drummond to 26 miles southwest of Butte, moving east at 15 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, Butte, Silver Bow, Walkerville, Warm Springs, Galen, Gregson Hot Springs, West Valley, Garrison, Divide, Opportunity, Crackerville, Racetrack, Lost Creek, Ramsay, Nissler, Newcomb, Janney and Goldcreek.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 7:46PM 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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