WWUS85 KMSO 222139
SPSMSO

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
339 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

MTZ001-004-222215-
Kootenai/Cabinet Region MT-Lower Clark Fork Region MT-
339 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MINERAL...
SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHWESTERN SANDERS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM
MDT...

At 339 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 12 miles west of Noxon to 11 miles
northwest of Haugan, or extending from 36 miles southwest of Libby to
10 miles southwest of Thompson Falls, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Thompson Falls, Noxon, Haugan, De Borgia, White Pine, Trout Creek,
  Belknap, Tuscor, Taft, Saltese, East Portal, Snider, Eddy and
  Heron.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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LAT...LON 4811 11605 4821 11574 4783 11535 4755 11498
      4726 11536 4730 11553 4737 11558 4742 11576
      4746 11565 4746 11564 4748 11563 4749 11569
      4753 11570 4755 11576 4759 11569 4765 11574
      4770 11573 4776 11583 4783 11585 4798 11605
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 267DEG 13KT 4797 11603 4777 11572 4752 11551

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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