Special Weather Statement for Central and Southern Valley; Garfield; McCone
At 125 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles northwest of The Pines Rec Area, or 25 miles southwest of Glasgow, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock...
Official alert brief
At 125 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles northwest of The Pines Rec Area, or 25 miles southwest of Glasgow, moving east at 20 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... Glasgow, Nashua, Fort Peck, The Pines Rec Area, Fort Peck Marina, Duck Creek Rec Area, Rock Creek Rec Area, Haxby, Park Grove, The Bentonite Plant, and Whatley.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Fort Peck Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.