FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
849 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
DAKOTA..
MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON AFFECTING WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE
COUNTIES
FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN INCLUDING WILLISTON...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
.THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON REMAINS STRONGLY AFFECTED BY
BACKWATER FROM LAKE SAKAKAWEA. THE BACKWATER EFFECT WILL CONTINUE
FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEES LITTLE RISK
FOR A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH RISE TO ENTER MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL
ISSUE THE NEXT UPDATE ON THURSDAY...5 AUGUST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER TOPS THE
ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS.
A FOLLOW-UP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED.
&&
NDC053-105-010149-
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/WLTN8.1.ER.100607T1722Z.100706T1515Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
849 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON.
* AT 7:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL NEARLY STEADY IN MINOR FLOOD
DUE TO BACKWATER FROM LAKE SAKAKAWEA.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...DITCHES IN THE DIRECT VICINITY OF RIVER WILL
FILL AND LAND NEAR THE SOUTH BANKS WILL FLOOD.
&&
FLD OBSERVED 24 HR FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME CHG SAT SUN MON TUE WED
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN
WILLISTON 20 20.8 FRI 7 PM -0.2 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.7 M
$$
ABELING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
534 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST IDAHO FIRE
DISTRICT TODAY...
.A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP TODAY. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING VERY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING.
IDZ410-312345-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0005.100731T1800Z-100801T0400Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
534 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE
410...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM.
* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE UPPER SNAKE VALLEY. MOVEMENT OF THE
STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH.
* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.
&&
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
632 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
IDZ017>025-031-032-011245-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
632 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MID-
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HAIL..WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BY
TONIGHT...ANY THREAT OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL BE GONE AND
COVERAGE WILL BE CONFINED TO NEAR THE MONTANA AND WYOMING BORDERS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO A CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER SITUATION OVER PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE PLAIN...MAGIC VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
UNTIL 10 PM. PLEASE SEE RFWPIH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED MOUNTAIN
STORMS. A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AS A WEAK
SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA AND PULL A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE OUR
WAY. FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK...A SIMILAR PATTERN TO THE ONE FOR
THE PAST FEW DAYS IS SHOWING UP IN THE MODELS. THIS WOULD MEAN A
SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL PUSH BACK INTO EASTERN IDAHO AND INCREASE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. FOR NOW...WE ARE EASING IN THAT
DIRECTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TO SEE HOW THINGS UNFOLD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
WYZ001>020-022>030-011100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BLOSSOM IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL WYOMING SUNDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXPANDING WESTWARD
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE MAIN HAZARD FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND RAINFALL
OVER A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
$$
TEAM RIVERTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
430 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-011300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
430 AM MDT (530 AM CDT) SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE IN THE
EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...
PARTICULARLY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. LARGE
HAIL AN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FROM MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...BRINGING A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA
THIS EVENING.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
519 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-011030-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
519 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 /419 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON...SOME OF WHICH COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS. OVERNIGHT...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTH DAKOTA...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER APPEARS RATHER MINIMAL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS EXISTS SUNDAY EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
TMT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
411 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
MTZ008>015-044>055-011300-
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
411 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWEST
MONTANA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS
WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS...BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY
WITH THE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
448 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>035-040>045-011000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE-DUNN-
MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
448 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 /348 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALL
POSSIBLE. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT OVER
SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA WILL BEGIN TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE
DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AND WARM FRONT TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
THIS WILL CREATE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.
BEYOND SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT IN ANTICIPATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED ABOVE.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER YOU OBSERVE TO EITHER THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
448 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-011000-
BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
448 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WARM FRONT WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
THIS WILL CREATE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT IN ANTICIPATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED ABOVE.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER YOU OBSERVE TO EITHER THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
$$
KS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
340 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-010945-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
340 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
HIGHLIGHTS THE DAY ONE OUTLOOK.
A SHORTWAVE WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND WITH IT
WILL COME THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE EASTERN ZONES
TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...PLEASE
REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN NATURE...PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE BIGGEST THREAT
WILL BE TO THE EASTERN ZONES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
