Special Weather Statement for Lower Clark Fork Region; Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, Lower Clark Fork Region, Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys, Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
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- Ended
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 705 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northeast of Tarkio to 7 miles southwest of Florence, or extending from 13 miles southeast of Superior to 23 miles southwest of Missoula, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 705 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northeast of Tarkio to 7 miles southwest of Florence, or extending from 13 miles southeast of Superior to 23 miles southwest of Missoula, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Missoula, Lolo, Stevensville, Alberton, Wye, Frenchtown, Evaro, Florence, East Missoula, Bonner-West Riverside, Dixon, Tarkio, Huson, Ninemile, Stark, Cyr, Turah and Quartz.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 7:05PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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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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