Moderate

At 5 PM, showers and thunderstorms are moving northward through North Central MT. Most storms are producing a brief period of rain, occasional lightning and wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph. These thunderstorms will continue to move northward through North Central MT over the next hour or so. Reminder for those outside, lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from a storm. Thus if you see lightning or hear thunder, go inside until the storm passes.

At 400 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles southwest of Wendover, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Elko County. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 500 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Elberta, or 11 miles west of Payson, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Provo, Payson, Spanish Fork, Springville, Mapleton, Salem, Elk Ridge,

At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near High Springs, or 10 miles west of Worthington Spring, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include...

At 507 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Partoun, or 34 miles east of Schellbourne, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Partoun, Fish Springs Wildlife Refuge, Dugway Proving Ground Test Range, Callao, and Trout Creek.

At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wiley to 11 miles southeast of Lamar to 11 miles northeast of Two Buttes Reservoir. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lamar, Holly, Granada, Wiley, Hartman, Bristol, and Queens Reservoir. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stephen Foster State Park, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Fargo and Stephen Foster State Park.

Outflow boundaries from collapsing thunderstorms are moving along the I-25 corridor, and into the Plains. Westerly wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible over the next 2 hours. There could also be a few areas of patchy blowing dust in places that have not seen much rain.

At 646 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stephen Foster State Park to near Fargo. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Locations impacted include... Fargo and Stephen Foster State Park.

At 448 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20 miles northwest of Harlowton, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Wheatland County. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.