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SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
316 PM MDT Sat Jul 26 2025
 
MTZ306-311-262200-
Northern Blaine County MT-Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT-
316 PM MDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM MDT...

At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles south of Fort Belknap, or 26 miles north of Zortman, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Blaine
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4844 10842 4817 10844 4816 10895 4835 10902
      4852 10834 4844 10835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 262DEG 21KT 4827 10872 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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