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WWUS85 KTFX 170427
SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1027 PM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

MTZ306-311-170515-
Northern Blaine County MT-Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT-
1027 PM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY
THROUGH 1115 PM MDT...

At 1027 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 16 miles north of Hays, or 22 miles north of Zortman,
moving northeast at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hays, Fort Belknap, and Lodge Pole.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 4874 10832 4858 10831 4856 10835 4844 10835
      4844 10842 4798 10843 4799 10860 4792 10864
      4793 10873 4833 10906 4882 10827 4875 10826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 241DEG 29KT 4823 10866

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

$$

Glinskas