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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
548 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025
 

MTZ306-311-060030-
Northern Blaine County MT-Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT-
548 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY THROUGH 630
PM MDT...

At 548 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of
Turner to 7 miles east of Harlem to 15 miles south of Fort Belknap.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harlem, Hays, Fort Belknap, Turner, Lodge Pole, and Hogeland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
north central Montana.

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LAT...LON 4875 10826 4874 10832 4844 10835 4844 10842
      4798 10843 4799 10860 4792 10864 4792 10888
      4785 10889 4785 10892 4818 10885 4847 10892
      4900 10898 4900 10824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 275DEG 23KT 4893 10861 4854 10862 4827 10869 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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