Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 7:27PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 16, 2026 - 6:27pm
Expires:
June 16, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 726 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Brockway, or 12 miles west of Circle, moving east
at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Glendive, Circle, Richey, Bloomfield, Savage, West Glendive,
Brockway, Lambert, Flowing Wells Rest Area, Nelson Creek Rec Area,
Intake, Lindsay, Rock Creek Rec Area, Enid, Van Norman, Crane,
Weldon, Haxby, Watkins, and Forest Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near the Dry Arm of Fort Peck Lake, get out of the water
and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike
out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux
Forcast Office:
NWS Glasgow MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov