Severe Thunderstorm Warning 09/17/2024 16:56 for Montana areas

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 17 at 5:56PM MDT until September 17 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 17, 2024 - 4:56pm
Expires: 
September 17, 2024 - 5:45pm
Description: 
SVRGGW The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern McCone County in northeastern Montana... West central Richland County in northeastern Montana... Northwestern Dawson County in northeastern Montana... * Until 645 PM MDT. * At 555 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richey, or 27 miles south of Poplar, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...At 5 50 PM, a member public reported golfball sized hail near Bloomfield. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Richey and Vida.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Dawson, MT; McCone, MT; Richland, MT
Forcast Office: 
NWS Glasgow MT