Atlanta Weather
Severe Weather
Current Watches and Warnings
Montana, Eastern Pondera
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 7:03 PM MDT on June 19, 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 328 remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
for the following locations
Mt
. Montana counties included are
Blaine Broadwater Cascade
Chouteau Fergus Glacier
hill Jefferson Judith Basin
Lewis And Clark Liberty Meagher
Pondera Teton Toole
Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 2:28 PM MDT on June 19, 2013
Expires 2:00 AM EDT on June 20, 2013
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT
tonight...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of central Montana and north central Montana...
including the following areas... in central Montana...
Cascade... Fergus and Judith Basin. In north central Montana...
Blaine... Chouteau... eastern Glacier... eastern Pondera...
eastern Teton... hill... Liberty... northern Rocky Mountain
front... southern Rocky Mountain front and Toole.
* Until midnight MDT tonight
* showers and thunderstorms producing brief heavy rainfall will
initially develop over mountains this afternoon will spread
north across the remainder of the watch area late this
afternoon into this evening. Soils are still nearly saturated in
spots... and much of the anticipated rainfall will run
off... possibly causing localized flash flooding.
* Areas east of Interstate 15 are more susceptible than others
to flash flooding with this system. Soils there remain mostly
saturated... and that area will likely receive the greatest
amount of rainfall.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
Special Statement
Statement as of 7:21 PM MDT on June 19, 2013
Expires 10:00 PM EDT on June 19, 2013
... Significant weather advisory for eastern Pondera... eastern
Toole... Liberty... southwestern hill... northwestern Fergus... Chouteau
and southwestern Blaine counties until 800 PM MDT...
At 720 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast
of Shelby to 14 miles west of Winifred... and moving north at 40 mph.
Hail up to the size of pennies and wind gusts up to 50 mph are
expected with these storms... along with heavy rain and frequent
dangerous lightning.
Locations near the path of these storms include... Big Sandy...
Chester... Lothair... Joplin... Inverness... Box Elder... Loma... Iliad...
Devon... Galata... Rocky Boy and Rudyard.
These storms may intensify... so be certain to monitor local radio and
TV stations... as well as local cable TV outlets... for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
Wednesday evening for western Montana.
Lat... Lon 4894 11162 4812 10933 4747 10958 4829 11184
time... Mot... loc 0121z 194deg 36kt 4834 11169 4760 10966
Mlv
... Significant weather advisory for eastern Pondera... eastern
Toole... Liberty... southwestern hill... northwestern Fergus... Chouteau
and southwestern Blaine counties until 800 PM MDT...
At 720 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast
of Shelby to 14 miles west of Winifred... and moving north at 40 mph.
Hail up to the size of pennies and wind gusts up to 50 mph are
expected with these storms... along with heavy rain and frequent
dangerous lightning.
Locations near the path of these storms include... Big Sandy...
Chester... Lothair... Joplin... Inverness... Box Elder... Loma... Iliad...
Devon... Galata... Rocky Boy and Rudyard.
These storms may intensify... so be certain to monitor local radio and
TV stations... as well as local cable TV outlets... for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
Wednesday evening for western Montana.
Lat... Lon 4894 11162 4812 10933 4747 10958 4829 11184
time... Mot... loc 0121z 194deg 36kt 4834 11169 4760 10966
Mlv
643 PM MDT Wed Jun 19 2013
... Significant weather advisory for northwestern Pondera... Glacier
and northwestern Teton counties until 800 PM MDT...
At 638 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
an area of heavy rain and strong thunderstorms 22 miles northwest of
Choteau... moving northwest at 25 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and hail up to one-half inch in diameter
are expected with this storm... along with very heavy rain and
frequent dangerous lightning.
Visibilities may be reduced in areas of very heavy rain and
localized flooding in low areas is possible.
Locations near the path of this storm include... Heart Butte...
Browning... East Glacier Park... Kiowa... Dupuyer... Saint Mary and Babb.
If threatening weather approaches your area... take shelter in a
sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
Wednesday evening for western Montana.
Lat... Lon 4901 11294 4791 11207 4773 11258 4795 11300
4796 11292 4801 11290 4811 11300 4817 11325
4823 11324 4833 11339 4841 11337 4845 11349
4854 11348 4861 11375 4873 11372 4882 11378
4885 11383 4883 11401 4901 11407
time... Mot... loc 0040z 157deg 18kt 4800 11258
Mlv
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