Chouteau

... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 545 PM MDT
for northwestern Judith Basin... south central Chouteau and east
central Cascade counties...

At 509 PM MDT... trained weather spotters reported Golf Ball sized
hail with a severe thunderstorm. This storm was located 7 miles east
of belt... or 25 miles southeast of Great Falls... moving north at 25
mph.

This also includes Highway 89 between mile markers 53 and 80.

This also includes Highway 200 between mile markers 0 and 18.

Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to
Raynesford and Highwood.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
Wednesday evening for western Montana.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.

This storm has a history of producing destructive winds and large
damaging hail. Seek shelter now inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows!


Lat... Lon 4755 11110 4763 11068 4719 11055 4713 11084
time... Mot... loc 2311z 163deg 22kt 4738 11079


Mlv

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 328 remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT
for the following locations


Mt
. Montana counties included are

Blaine Broadwater Cascade
Chouteau Fergus Glacier
hill Jefferson Judith Basin
Lewis And Clark Liberty Meagher
Pondera Teton Toole

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT
tonight...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Montana and north central Montana...
including the following areas... in central Montana...
Cascade... Fergus and Judith Basin. In north central Montana...
Blaine... Chouteau... eastern Glacier... eastern Pondera...
eastern Teton... hill... Liberty... northern Rocky Mountain
front... southern Rocky Mountain front and Toole.

* Until midnight MDT tonight

* showers and thunderstorms producing brief heavy rainfall will
initially develop over mountains this afternoon will spread
north across the remainder of the watch area late this
afternoon into this evening. Soils are still nearly saturated in
spots... and much of the anticipated rainfall will run
off... possibly causing localized flash flooding.

* Areas east of Interstate 15 are more susceptible than others
to flash flooding with this system. Soils there remain mostly
saturated... and that area will likely receive the greatest
amount of rainfall.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.