Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 7:44PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 6:44pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 744 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Dixon to 13 miles southeast of
Bonner-West Riverside, or extending from 26 miles south of Polson to
17 miles southeast of Missoula, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ravalli, St. Ignatius, Evaro, Bonner-West Riverside, Arlee, Old
Agency, Dixon, Twin Creeks, Turah, Clinton, Potomac, Fort Connah,
Moiese and Nimrod.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Flathead/Mission Valleys; Lower Clark Fork Region; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov