Special Weather Statement for Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Cascade County below 5000ft +5 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Cascade County below 5000ft, Gates of the Mountains, Helena Valley, Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Southern High Plains, Southern Rocky Mountain Front, Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 921 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles south of Wolf Creek, or 20 miles north of Helena, moving northeast at 30 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...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 921 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles south of Wolf Creek, or 20 miles north of Helena, moving northeast at 30 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... Wolf Creek, Bowmans Corner, Tower Rock State Park, and Craig.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 9:21PM 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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