Special Weather Statement for Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
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What is happening
At 917 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles west of Lolo to 12 miles northeast of Conner, or extending from 12 miles southwest of Missoula to 17 miles southeast of Hamilton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated....
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 917 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles west of Lolo to 12 miles northeast of Conner, or extending from 12 miles southwest of Missoula to 17 miles southeast of Hamilton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Missoula, Hamilton, Lolo, Stevensville, Victor, Woodside, Florence, Bonner-West Riverside, East Missoula, Skalkaho Pass, Bell Crossing, Corvallis, Grantsdale and Turah.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 23 at 9:17PM 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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