Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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WUUS55 KTFX 240230

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MTC005-015-027-045-240330-

/O.NEW.KTFX.SV.W.0065.211224T0230Z-211224T0330Z/



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Great Falls MT

730 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021



The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Northeastern Judith Basin County in central Montana...

  Fergus County in central Montana...

  Southern Blaine County in north central Montana...

  Southeastern Chouteau County in north central Montana...



* Until 830 PM MST.



* At 728 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 24 miles north of Winifred to 9 miles south of

  Stanford, moving east at 55 mph.



  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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



* Locations impacted include...

  Lewistown, Stanford, Denton, Hobson, Winifred, Moore, Hays, Roy,

  Fergus, Windham, Forestgrove, Moccasin, Glengarry, Danvers, Coffee

  Creek, Suffolk, Giltedge, Judith Landing, Hilger and Heath.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

building.



Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or

lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.

SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from

windows.



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LAT...LON 4799 10860 4792 10864 4792 10889 4774 10890

      4771 10882 4765 10877 4762 10868 4762 10851

      4760 10849 4689 10899 4703 11054 4799 10971

      4801 10843 4797 10844

TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 267DEG 50KT 4791 10946 4702 11020 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE.....75 IN

WIND THREAT...OBSERVED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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