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Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office
Thursday August 4th, 2022 :: 02:17 p.m. MDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Broadwater County in southwestern Montana... Meagher County in central Montana... Northeastern Gallatin County in south central Montana...

* Until 245 PM MDT.

* At 215 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles north of Townsend to 19 miles east of Toston, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... White Sulphur Springs, Checkerboard, Newlan Creek Reservoir, Fort Logan, Lennep and Ringling.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BROADWATER, MT ... GALLATIN, MT ... MEAGHER, MT

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Canyon Ferry Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph have already occurred on the south end of the lake. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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.

Address/Location
Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office
101 E Crawford St
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 406-547-3397

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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