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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

May 27, 2026Beaverhead County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2026, 7:21 PM MDT for Beaverhead County, Montana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 27, 2026, 7:21 PM MDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2026, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County Beaverhead 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 May 27, 5:21 PM MDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 5:21 PM MDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 4:57 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 7:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
721 PM MDT Wed May 27 2026

MTZ327-328-280200-
Northwest Beaverhead County MT-
Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft MT-
721 PM MDT Wed May 27 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY
THROUGH 800 PM MDT...

At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Dillon
to 13 miles southeast of Jackson. Movement was northwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Wisdom, Jackson, and Polaris.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4571 11286 4557 11373 4517 11325 4527 11258
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 147DEG 24KT 4532 11273 4524 11321

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Moldan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 7:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	45 min
May 28, 1:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Pondera, Teton	41 min
May 28, 1:54 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton	42 min
May 28, 2:45 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Pondera	60 min
May 28, 2:54 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Glacier, Pondera, Toole	96 min
May 28, 1:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Cascade	46 min
May 28, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Meagher	52 min
May 28, 2:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Cascade, Meagher	3 hr
May 28, 4:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Meagher	3 hr
May 28, 4:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Hill	39 min
May 28, 4:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Pondera	48 min
May 28, 5:19 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Chouteau, Hill	3 hr
May 28, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	48 min
May 28, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Glacier, Pondera, Toole	33 min
May 28, 5:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Liberty	45 min
May 28, 5:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Glacier, Pondera, Toole	2 hr

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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.