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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:14 PM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LIBERTY...SOUTHEASTERN TOOLE AND WEST CENTRAL HILL COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... At 214 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Lothair, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. Locations impacted include... Chester, Joplin, Inverness, Lothair, and Tiber Dam. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for north central Montana. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:00 PM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 617 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA BLAINE CHOUTEAU HILL LIBERTY PONDERA TETON TOOLE IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA BROADWATER GALLATIN MADISON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOZEMAN APT, BOZEMAN PASS, BRADY, BYNUM, CARTER, CASCADE, CHESTER, CHINOOK, CHOTEAU, CITY OF BOZEMAN, CONRAD, DEEP CREEK PASS, DUTTON, ENNIS, FAIRFIELD, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HARLEM, HAVRE, HAYS, HEART BUTTE, HOBSON, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, MARTINSDALE, NORRIS HILL, RAYNESFORD, RAYNOLDS PASS, ROCKY BOY, RUDYARD, SHELBY, STANFORD, SUNBURST, TARGHEE PASS, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, TWIN BRIDGES, VIRGINIA CITY, WEST YELLOWSTONE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITLASH, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.
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