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SVSTFX



Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Great Falls MT

1006 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025



MTC013-015-049-099-200445-

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Lewis and Clark MT-Teton MT-Chouteau MT-Cascade MT-

1006 PM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MDT

FOR CENTRAL LEWIS AND CLARK...SOUTHEASTERN TETON...WEST CENTRAL

CHOUTEAU AND NORTHWESTERN CASCADE COUNTIES...



At 1006 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from 9 miles north of Fairfield to 9 miles southeast of

Fort Shaw to Cascade, moving northeast at 45 mph.



HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 

         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.



Locations impacted include...

Great Falls, Cascade, Fairfield, Black Eagle, Fort  Shaw, Fort Shaw,

Power, Malmstrom Afb, Eden, Stockett, Tracy, Vaughn, First Peoples

Buffalo Jump State Park, Centerville, Sun River, Ulm, Sand Coulee,

and Simms.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

building.



Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.



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LAT...LON 4782 11136 4752 11107 4725 11109 4724 11177

      4735 11206 4776 11229

TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 231DEG 41KT 4774 11191 4743 11164 4726 11168 



THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH



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