Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SVRTFX

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Pondera County in north central Montana... Liberty County in north central Montana... Eastern Glacier County in north central Montana... Toole County in north central Montana... Hill County in north central Montana... North central Chouteau County in north central Montana...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 426 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Valier to 7 miles south of Beaver Creek, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Recent observations of 70 to 80 mph winds with this line of storms.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, Chester, Valier, Sunburst, Kevin, Beaver Creek, Lothair, Joplin, Inverness, Gildford, Box Elder, Azure, Boneau, Sangrey, Sweet Grass, Hingham, and Dupuyer.