Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Great Falls MT 459 PM MDT Sat Jul 13 2024 The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Blaine County in north central Montana... Northeastern Hill County in north central Montana... * Until 530 PM MDT. * At 456 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 29 miles north of Havre, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts, quarter size hail, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Blaine and northeastern Hill Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near McLaren Reservoir or North Chinook Reservoir, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. 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. && LAT...LON 4876 10942 4894 10975 4900 10970 4900 10924 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 296DEG 23KT 4897 10962 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH