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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 23, 202614 counties in Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this red flag warning at Jul 23, 2026, 1:57 PM MDT for 14 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jul 24, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2026, 1:57 PM MDT (19:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 24, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jul 25, 2026, 8:32 PM MDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

Counties Blaine County, MT, Cascade County, MT, Chouteau County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Hill County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Liberty County, MT, Meagher County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Pondera County, MT, Teton County, MT, Toole County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 7:54 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningTFXBroadwater, Lewis and Clark3 hr
Jul 22, 8:15 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTFXLewis and Clark118 min
Jul 22, 8:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBroadwater42 min
Jul 23, 12:31 AM MDTFire Weather WatchTFXBlaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more13 hr
Jul 23, 12:51 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryTFXBeaverhead, Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus and 12 more3 days
Jul 23, 12:51 PM MDTExtreme Heat WarningTFXBlaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin3 days
Jul 23, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin42 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.