WWUS85 KTFX 082226
SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
426 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026
 
MTZ324-325-328-330-082315-
Madison River Valley MT-Missouri Headwaters MT-
Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains MT-
Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft MT-
426 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MADISON...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM MDT...

At 426 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Whitehall, or 20 miles north of Sheridan, moving east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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...
Harrison, Pony, Willow Creek, Cardwell, Waterloo, and Lewis And Clark
Caverns State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4575 11225 4575 11219 4577 11224 4582 11224
      4594 11167 4583 11167 4584 11162 4562 11155
      4565 11226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 260DEG 23KT 4575 11211 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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