Expires:202507050315;Remove:202507050315;892987 WWUS85 KTFX 050203 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 803 PM MDT Fri Jul 4 2025 MTZ312-316-317-320-050315- Little Belt and Highwood Mountains MT- Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains MT- Cascade County below 5000ft MT-Gates of the Mountains MT- 803 PM MDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CASCADE COUNTY THROUGH 915 PM MDT... At 756 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms entering southwest Cascade county, moving northeast at 35 mph. In addition to lightning, a period of rain and gusty winds to 40 mph are expected with the arrival of the thunderstorms, with this activity reaching the Great Falls area around 900 PM. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph in addition to lightning and a period of rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Great Falls, Cascade, Belt, Black Eagle, Fort Shaw, Fort Shaw, Malmstrom Afb, Eden, Stockett, Tracy, Vaughn, First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, Centerville, Sun River, Tower Rock State Park, Armington, Ulm, and Sand Coulee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4769 11135 4763 11113 4745 11084 4724 11082 4721 11104 4689 11152 4696 11158 4713 11179 4719 11203 4744 11203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 230DEG 29KT 4722 11206 4721 11171 4716 11142 4706 11126 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BH