Special Weather Statement for Central and Southern Valley; Garfield; McCone
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What you need to know
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- Central and Southern Valley, Garfield, McCone
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What is happening
At 458 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over The Pines Rec Area, or 22 miles south of Glasgow, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. 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.
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Bulletin details
At 458 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over The Pines Rec Area, or 22 miles south of Glasgow, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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... Fort Peck, The Pines Rec Area, Fort Peck Marina, Duck Creek Rec Area, Nelson Creek Rec Area, Rock Creek Rec Area, Haxby, and Park Grove.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 4:58AM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Glasgow MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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