Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1043 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Teton County in north central Montana...
  Southwestern Chouteau County in north central Montana...
  North central Cascade County in central Montana...

* Until 1215 AM MDT.

* At 1042 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles northeast of Power to near Great Falls to
  12 miles northeast of Cascade, moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1041 PM MDT the Great Falls
           ASOS measured a 64 mph wind gust.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Great Falls, Black Eagle, Floweree, Ulm, Portage, Malmstrom Afb,
  Sand Coulee, Stockett, Tracy, Vaughn, First Peoples Buffalo Jump
  State Park, and Centerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4781 11165 4743 11161 4737 11163 4724 11103
      4747 11096 4789 11100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 268DEG 10KT 4779 11150 4747 11139 4737 11149

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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