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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

August 16, 2026Toole County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2026, 4:21 PM MDT for Toole County, Montana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2026, 4:21 PM MDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2026, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
50

County Toole County, MT

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 6:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXWheatland27 min
Aug 15, 7:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXPark24 min
Aug 15, 8:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMeagher28 min
Aug 15, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMeagher32 min
Aug 15, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin47 min
Aug 16, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXHill47 min
Aug 16, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXToole47 min
Aug 16, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLewis and Clark47 min
Aug 16, 3:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXHill50 min
Aug 16, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXCascade42 min
Aug 16, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine51 min
Aug 16, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine39 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.