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SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
514 PM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

MTZ306-230045-
Northern Blaine County MT-
514 PM MDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BLAINE AND NORTHEASTERN
HILL COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM MDT...

At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers and
thunderstorms thunderstorms capable of producing landspouts along a
line extending from 27 miles northeast of Havre to 13 miles
northwest of Chinook. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail, and a low risk for
         landspouts and dust devils.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Harlem, Chinook, Fort Belknap, Turner, Lohman, Hogeland, and Zurich.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Landspouts are usually weak tornadoes that generally produce little
to no damage, but the strongest can still cause some damage and pose
a risk to lives and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4900 10824 4874 10829 4874 10832 4844 10835
      4844 10842 4821 10843 4825 10857 4827 10854
      4832 10866 4835 10863 4837 10869 4843 10872
      4841 10881 4851 10904 4857 10951 4899 10949
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 287DEG 32KT 4887 10931 4871 10946

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

$$

Ludwig