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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1126 PM MDT Sun Sep 6 2026

MTZ006-070600-
Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains MT-
1126 PM MDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RAVALLI COUNTY
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT...

At 1126 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 27
miles west of North Fork, or 38 miles northwest of Salmon, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and nickel 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...
  Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Ravalli County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4564 11456 4566 11451 4568 11450 4568 11451
      4591 11426 4574 11398 4570 11403 4568 11403
      4566 11402 4555 11425 4547 11436 4549 11437
      4551 11442 4553 11443 4554 11446 4556 11446
      4556 11450 4557 11453 4556 11456 4561 11454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 229DEG 38KT 4551 11453

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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