Special Weather Statement for Kootenai/Cabinet Region; West Glacier Region; Flathead/Mission Valleys
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What is happening
At 244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Columbia Falls, or 9 miles northeast of Evergreen, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 30 to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Columbia Falls, or 9 miles northeast of Evergreen, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 30 to 40 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... Kalispell, Evergreen, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, West Glacier, Bigfork, Coram, Apgar, Hungry Horse, Martin City, La Salle, Polebridge, Lake McDonald, Creston, Lupfer, Nyack, Olney, Trailcreek and Radnor.
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Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 2:44PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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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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