966 FPUS75 KTFX 250217 NOWTFX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 814 PM MDT SAT AUG 24 2002 MTZ012-250315- CASCADE- 814 PM MDT SAT AUG 24 2002 VALID UNTIL 915 PM MDT .NOW... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT FALLS AREA BY 830 PM. THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTH OF ULM AT 815 PM...WILL MOVE NORTH...AT 10 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CITY GREAT FALLS BY 845 PM. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH ONE HALF INCH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. $$ BRUSDA