Headline: Severe Weather Statement issued July 24 at 5:44PM MDT expiring July 24 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

Event: Severe Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Great Falls MT
Issued: 2013-07-24T17:44:44-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T18:15:00-06:00
Description: AT 538 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 23 MILES EAST OF BABB…OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CUT BANK…
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 238 AND 240.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND 50.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORT OF PIEGAN AND RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AT PORT OF PIEGAN WITH
THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM…SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.
Instruction: THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Glacier