Sidney, MT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Roosevelt County in northeastern Montana...
Richland County in northeastern Montana...

* Until 200 AM MDT.

* At 104 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Poplar to 7 miles west of
Lambert, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Sidney, Culbertson, Fairview, Brockton, Bainville, Froid, Lambert,
Snowden, Fort Kipp, Enid, Nohly, Wooley, Sprole, and Mccabe.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
283 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MONTANA

DANIELS               DAWSON                GARFIELD
MCCONE                PETROLEUM             PHILLIPS
PRAIRIE               RICHLAND              ROOSEVELT
SHERIDAN              VALLEY                WIBAUX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CIRCLE, CULBERTSON, FAIRVIEW,
FORT PECK, GLASGOW, GLENDIVE, JORDAN, MALTA, MEDICINE LAKE,
OPHEIM, PLENTYWOOD, POPLAR, RICHEY, SACO, SCOBEY, SIDNEY, TERRY,
WHITEWATER, WIBAUX, WINNETT, WOLF POINT, AND ZORTMAN.