Special Weather Statement for Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Cascade County below 5000ft +3 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Cascade County below 5000ft, Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton, Gates of the Mountains, Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Southern High Plains
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 256 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southwest of Fort Shaw to near Cascade to 12 miles east of Wolf Creek. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 256 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southwest of Fort Shaw to near Cascade to 12 miles east of Wolf Creek. Movement was northeast at 20 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... Great Falls, Cascade, Black Eagle, Fort Shaw, Eden, Stockett, Vaughn, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, Sun River, Tower Rock State Park, Ulm, Sand Coulee, Simms, and Malmstrom Afb.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 2:56PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Great Falls MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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