Special Weather Statement for Flathead/Mission Valleys; Lower Clark Fork Region; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, Flathead/Mission Valleys, Lower Clark Fork Region, Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 744 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Dixon to 13 miles southeast of Bonner-West Riverside, or extending from 26 miles south of Polson to 17 miles southeast of Missoula, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 744 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Dixon to 13 miles southeast of Bonner-West Riverside, or extending from 26 miles south of Polson to 17 miles southeast of Missoula, moving 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... Ravalli, St. Ignatius, Evaro, Bonner-West Riverside, Arlee, Old Agency, Dixon, Twin Creeks, Turah, Clinton, Potomac, Fort Connah, Moiese and Nimrod.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 7:44PM 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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