Special Weather Statement for Cascade County below 5000ft; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains
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What you need to know
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What is happening
At 601 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Fort Shaw to 12 miles southeast of Cascade. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 601 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Fort Shaw to 12 miles southeast of Cascade. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Great Falls, Cascade, Ulm, Eden, Stockett, Vaughn, and First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 6:01PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Great Falls MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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