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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 5, 2025Meagher County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2025, 2:21 PM MDT for Meagher County, Montana. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2025, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2025, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Meagher County, MT

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 1:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
221 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

MTZ320-321-326-052115-
Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains MT-Meagher County Valleys MT-
Gallatin Valley MT-
221 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN MEAGHER AND NORTHEASTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES THROUGH 315
PM MDT...

At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles southwest of White Sulphur Springs to
11 miles southeast of Toston to near Manhattan. Movement was east at
35 mph. In addition to wind gusts as high as 50 mph and isolated
lightning, brief rainfall will accompany these storms with pea-sized
hail possible beneath the strongest cells.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan, Maudlow, Lennep, Ringling, Martinsdale,
and Menard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4572 11120 4586 11140 4645 11117 4654 11028
      4619 11028 4619 11078 4567 11080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 248DEG 32KT 4641 11112 4606 11125 4590 11142

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

BH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGallatin84 min
Jul 4, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBroadwater89 min
Jul 4, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMeagher90 min
Jul 4, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXCascade72 min
Jul 4, 8:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin73 min
Jul 5, 12:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX50 min
Jul 5, 12:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine42 min
Jul 5, 1:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX38 min
Jul 5, 1:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine, Fergus52 min
Jul 5, 2:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXPetroleum25 min
Jul 5, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX44 min
Jul 5, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine42 min

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Sources

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