Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 6:21PM MDT until July 18 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 5:21pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRTFX
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Liberty County in north central Montana...
West central Hill County in north central Montana...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 620 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chester,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Chester, Joplin, Inverness, Hingham, and Rudyard.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and frequent cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Hill, MT; Liberty, MT
Forcast Office:
NWS Great Falls MT
Sender: