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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
555 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2026

MTZ007-190030-
Butte/Blackfoot Region MT-
555 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DEER LODGE AND
NORTHWESTERN SILVER BOW COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM MDT...

At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gregson Hot Springs, or 6 miles southeast of Anaconda, moving east at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
  Butte, Anaconda, Silver Bow, Walkerville, Gregson Hot Springs,
  Ramsay, Nissler, Crackerville, Opportunity and Newcomb.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 4592 11298 4615 11296 4615 11251 4614 11252
      4609 11247 4608 11247 4607 11246 4605 11248
      4604 11247 4603 11244 4597 11244 4596 11243
      4594 11244 4592 11242 4591 11242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 275DEG 19KT 4606 11290

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

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