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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
509 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

MTZ001-230015-
Kootenai/Cabinet Region MT-
509 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND WEST
CENTRAL FLATHEAD COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

At 509 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 25
miles east of Libby, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
  Skillet Fire, Marion, and Kila.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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LAT...LON 4795 11489 4834 11533 4864 11486 4810 11440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 236DEG 16KT 4829 11504

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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