Moderate

At 745 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Alligator, or 11 miles north of Shelby, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern<br /> Bolivar County.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Scattered thunderstorms are on-going across the Hi- Line,<br /> generally west of Havre, and across portions of Central Montana<br /> this evening. While most thunderstorms have been of the garden<br /> variety, producing frequent lightning and periods of heavy rain, a<br /> few have become strong and produced wind gusts of between 40 to<br /> 50 mph, small hail up to dime size, and torrential rain. This trend is expected to continue through the remainder of the<br /> evening, with the primary concern being focused on the torrential<br />

At 546 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Dale, or 33 miles north of John Day, moving northwest at 30 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<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Dale and Ritter. This includes Highway 395 between mile markers 60 and 87.<br /> If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 648 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near<br /> Tinnie, or 25 miles east of Ruidoso, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Tinnie and Hondo. This includes Highway 380 near Mile Marker 107.<br /> Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening<br /> weather conditions.

At 549 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7<br /> miles south of Highland, or 13 miles southeast of Kennewick, moving<br /> northwest 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<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Kennewick, Finley, Burbank, and Highland. This includes the following highways...<br />

At 850 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from Turner City to near Edison. Movement was<br /> southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...<br /> Morgan, Albany, Putney, Leesburg, Edison, Arlington, Baconton, Leary,<br /> East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker,<br />

At 653 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over<br /> Lolo, or 6 miles southwest of Missoula, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Missoula, Lolo, Wye, East Missoula and Bonner-West Riverside.<br /> Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening<br /> weather conditions.

At 556 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Spray to 12 miles<br /> northwest of Mitchell. Movement was northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Fossil, Spray, Lonerock, Kinzua, Hardman, Ruggs, Mayville, Clarno,<br /> and Service Creek.<br />

At 626 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5<br /> miles northeast of Stanley, or 16 miles northeast of Moriarty, moving<br /> north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Galisteo. This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 271 and 282.<br />

At 527 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along<br /> a line extending from 6 miles west of Prineville to near Deschutes<br /> River Woods. Movement was west at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br /> unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is<br /> possible. Locations impacted include...<br /> Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Tumalo, Terrebonne, Sunriver, Powell<br /> Butte, and Deschutes River Woods.