WWUS85 KMSO 230351
SPSMSO

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

IDZ005>007-MTZ004-230445-
Southern Clearwater Mountains ID-Orofino/Grangeville Region ID-
Lower Clark Fork Region MT-Northern Clearwater Mountains ID-
951 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /851 PM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026/

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...
CLEARWATER...SOUTH CENTRAL MINERAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOULA COUNTIES
UNTIL 1045 PM MDT /945 PM PDT/...

At 951 PM MDT /851 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 16 miles east of Headquarters, or 39 miles east of
Orofino, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Moose Mountain Fire, Pierce, Elk River, Headquarters, Cardiff,
  Musselshell, Powell and Lolo Pass.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4684 11633 4694 11633 4693 11496 4697 11500
      4697 11484 4671 11457 4667 11460 4663 11459
      4665 11454 4664 11450 4660 11446 4611 11550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 243DEG 42KT 4662 11547

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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